Bill 'Jitterbug' Henderson
Full Name: Robert William "Jitterbug" Henderson
Birth date: September 5, 1919
Death date: December 27, 1955
Birth date: September 5, 1919
Death date: December 27, 1955
Terms of Service
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House,
53rd
(1)
Legislature
1/13/1953 - 3/4/1954
Democrat
Biographical Notes and Resources
Selected Newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 16. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
Photographs
- Photograph. Bill (Jitterbug) Henderson, State Preservation Board
Other Resources
- Obituary and photo, "'Jitterbug' Henderson Dies at 36, 12/28/1955, pp. 1, 6. Bryan Eagle .
- Robert William "Jitterbug" Henderson, birth date 9/15/1919, death date 12/27/1955, photos and biographical sketch, burial in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston. 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 .
- Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1974. Texas Sports Hall of Fame .
Committee Information
- 53rd R.S. - 1953
- Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair)