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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 229
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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join citizens around the state in celebrating July 21, 2017, as |
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First Lady Frances Cox Henderson Day; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Philadelphia on July 21, 1820, Frances Cox |
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was educated in Europe; she met James Pinckney Henderson in Paris |
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when he was serving as the envoy from the Republic of Texas to the |
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Tuileries Palace, and the couple married in London in 1839; they |
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moved to San Augustine, Texas, the following year; and |
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WHEREAS, James Henderson was elected the first governor of |
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Texas in 1845; during his term, the Texas First Lady worked to |
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establish Episcopalian churches in East Texas, and in her |
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efforts, she became the first woman to address the clergy of the |
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diocese; and |
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WHEREAS, The family moved to Marshall, Texas, in 1856, and |
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Mrs. Henderson continued her endeavor to promote the |
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Episcopalian Church by establishing the Trinity Episcopal Church |
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in her new hometown; in addition to tirelessly supporting the |
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church, she was an active supporter of women's suffrage; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1857, Mr. Henderson was appointed to fill the |
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seat of United States Senator Thomas J. Rusk, who died during his |
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term in office; Mr. Henderson's health declined quickly after |
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taking office, and he passed away later that same year; |
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Mrs. Henderson eventually moved to New Jersey, where she spent her |
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remaining years as a community leader in East Orange; she died in |
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her daughter's home on January 25, 1897; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize July 21, 2017, as First Lady |
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Frances Cox Henderson Day in Texas and encourage citizens around |
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the state to honor the memory of Lady Frances Cox Henderson as the |
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first First Lady of the Lone Star State; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Foundation as a |
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token of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Nichols |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 21, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |