Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, November 21, 2008 Page: 5 of 12
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HUDSPETH COUNTY HERALD - DELL VALLEY REVIEW NOVEMBER 21, 2008 PAGE 5
Our State’s First “First Family”
ien Texas became a state in 1845, its population was about
Austin finally was chosen as the state capital, despite lingering
sars that Mexican troops and Indians still posed a threat there.
IState.
this junction, the story of the First Family took an interesting
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3lie rough-hewn capital city numbered only 200 people, and
ears would pass before the present day Governor’s Mansion
nd State Capitol building were constructed. Nevertheless, a
ig job in a small town awaited the state’s first Governor, James
^tkney Henderson.
H<>ur^ year marks the 200th anniversary of his birth. His story is
Complete without describing the accomplishments of the gifted
fa “First Lady,” Frances Cox Henderson. Together and indi-
idually, they played an important role in the birth and develop-
fflt of Texas statehood.
"hey married in London in 1839, and then headed to Texas. Af-
11practicing law in San Augustine, he was named a delegate to
he Convention of 1845, where annexation and a state constitu-
onwere adopted. The following year he became Governor.
men* |50,000, and its seat of government had shifted several times.
ition
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entities. L Texas Governor, a North Carolina native who had
: 2 yrs. ^ed a law degree, was 10 years older. He came to Paris as
Fiance, exas’ envoy to France and England. Before turning 30, he had
pipment srved the Republic of Texas as Attorney General and Secretary
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leir worlds had been far apart when they first met in Europe,
rances Cox was a 19-year-old Philadelphian studying in Paris,
according to the Handbook of Texas, she had “learned to speak
least 18 languages, was proficient in mathematics, became an
° Jtcomplished musician, and wrote and translated short stories.”
OT office12 may have had other reasons. The term of Governor was two
nternet at ;ars> and Governor Henderson had served only three months
nleted Een t0 Texas troops during the Mexican War. He
■ • .38 gone more than half of his term and declined to run a second
—1 one.
pipped with education and experience abroad, she used her
Abilities to the utmost. She studied law and maintained her
^band’s law practice when he was away on state business.
.___. Onie have called her the first female lawyer in Texas. Frances
[ einpl(,y*‘DP°rted women’s suffrage nearly 80 years before the right to
te became a reality for Texas women.
12 played an important part in establishing Episcopal churches
r^ast Texas, contributing to San Augustine’s reputation as the
^place of Protestant religion in Texas.” Community children
^fited from the speech and music education she gave them.
“2r his term as Governor, followed by a decade practicing law,
^es Pinckney Henderson was elected to fill an open U.S. Sen-
v$eat. He served less than a year before dying in office. Fran-
8lived another 39 years. The young widow moved to France
'^g the Civil War, eventually spending her final years with
daughter in New Jersey. She died there in 1897.
12 Hendersons’ education, experiences abroad and contribu-
)I1S to the new state made them, as some would say today, a
'wer couple.” In their case, power was not just what they
'■ learned and acquired, but how they used it for the advance-
• p J HAAVz Lllw Olulj \_/JL LllV' _L 11OI. A lllllllj VW1V dll aliwavuv
ion or i Jrn prances, then 25, chose to stay in thriving San Augustine,
lodation L Hendersons had lived there five years, and this well-estab-
this job died East Texas town was a good place to raise their children,
wnat had schools and universities, churches, a newspaper, hotels,
ite of Texther businesses, and fine homes.
ment of Texas and the model
of dedicated public service
they established for future gen-
erations. Important now as it
was then, their example served
Texas well.
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Morrell, Donna. Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, November 21, 2008, newspaper, November 21, 2008; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1190188/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .