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Travis Clack Henderson Full Name: Travis Clack Henderson Date of birth: June 24, 1836 Date of death: September 10, 1919 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 3 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 28th (1) (2)   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Fannin, Lamar H 6 Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 27th   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Lamar H 6 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 26th (3) (4)   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Lamar H 6 Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 24th   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Lamar H 6 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Lamar H 20 Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 19th   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Lamar H 22 Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 18th (5)   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Fannin, Lamar (1) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. (2) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (3) Paris, Lamar County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (4) Travis [sic]. Texas Legislative Manual. (5) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, T.C. Henderson, p. 31. Born 1837 in Alabama. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885. Biographical sketch, p. 254. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. Brief biographical sketch, Travis Henderson, pp. 203-204. Born 6/24/1840 in Alabama. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901. Biographical sketch, p. 170. Born 6/24/1840 in Alabama. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Captain, Company G, 32nd Texas Cavalry, enlistment and muster date 4/1/1862. Travis Clack Henderson, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865; Travis Clack (or Clagg) Henderson, Tennessee, U.S., Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com. Confederate States Army, Captain, 32nd Dismounted Texas Cavalry. Grave marker and historical marker, Travis Clack Henderson, birth date 6/24/1836, death date 9/10/1919, burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County. Find a Grave. Other Resources Married Martha "Mattie" Sue Thomas in 1866 at Lamar County, brief information on legislative service, in Daughters of the Republic of Texas Patriot Ancestor Album, Volume 2, by Herbert C. Banks. Google Books. Historical marker text, Travis Clack Henderson - Lamar County. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission). Photographs Photograph. Travis Henderson, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Travis Henderson, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Travis Henderson, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Travis Henderson, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Trav. Henderson, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Trav. Henderson, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. 19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. 23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Committee Informationtop 28th R.S. - 1903 Agricultural Affairs   Commerce and Manufactures   Counties and County Boundaries   Federal Relations (Chair)  Finance   Investigate the fairness of the meeting of senators to determine by drawing of lots the lengths of their terms   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Health   Public Lands and Land Office   27th R.S. - 1901 Agricultural Affairs   County Government and County Finances   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Internal Improvements   Penitentiaries   Public Printing   Railroad Commission   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Senatorial Districts   State Investigating (Chair)  Towns and City Corporations (Chair)  Walker, Austin Opera House Manager, Investigate   26th R.S. - 1899 Claims and Accounts   Finance (Chair)  Public Buildings and Grounds   Revenue and Taxation   Rules   State Reformatory, Joint Committee on   Towns and City Corporations   24th R.S. - 1895 Agricultural Affairs   Claims and Accounts (Chair)  Finance   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Asylums   23rd R.S. - 1893 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examination of   Finance   Insurance, Statistics and History   Revenue and Taxation   State Asylums   Town and City Corporations   19th R.S. - 1885 Capitol Contract   Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine (Chair)  Finance   Memorial Resolutions for Hons. J.P. Ayres, J.B. Davis, and George Meriwether, Members of the Eighteenth Legislature   Revenue and Taxation   State Asylums   18th R.S. - 1883 Agricultural Affairs   Internal Improvements   Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Revenue and Taxation   State Affairs

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