Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Bill 'Jitterbug' Henderson

Full Name: Robert William "Jitterbug" Henderson
Birth date: September 5, 1919
Death date: December 27, 1955

(1) Henderson resigned 3/4/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Obituary and photo, "'Jitterbug' Henderson Dies at 36, 12/28/1955, pp. 1, 6. Bryan Eagle .
Robert W. Henderson, birth date 9/5/1919 in Fort Worth; death date 12/27/1955 in Houston, Harris County; salesman, sales (insurance); served in World War II. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Robert William "Jitterbug" Henderson, birth date 9/15/1919, photos, death date 12/27/1955, burial in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave .
Obituary, "Henderson, Famed Aggie Star Dies," 12/28/1955, p. 10. "At A&M, Henderson won 14 letters in major sports as well as medals in boxing and handball. During each of his last two years, he won four varsity letters." Galveston Daily News .
Obituary and photo, "Jitterbug" Henderson, "Ex-Aggie Great Henderson Dead at 36," 12/28/1955, pp. 1-A, 13-A. Editorials, "'Come on Ole Army' -- Jitterbug's Spirit Lives," "Henderson, Finnegan Deaths Deprive City of Fine Citizens," Robert William (Jitterbug) Henderson, 12/29/1955, pp. 1-B, 2-B. Houston Chronicle .
Artillery officer in the Philippines and Captain, World War II. Houston Chronicle .
Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1974. Texas Sports Hall of Fame .