Bill Text: TX SR163 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing July 21, 2020, as First Lady Frances Cox Henderson Bicentennial Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-11 - Reported enrolled [SR163 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR163-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
join citizens around the state in celebrating the bicentennial of | ||
the birth of the state's first First Lady, Frances Cox Henderson, | ||
on July 21, 2020; and | ||
WHEREAS, Frances Cox was born in Philadelphia on July 21, | ||
1820, and was educated in Europe; she met James Pinckney | ||
Henderson in Paris when he was serving as the envoy from the | ||
Republic of Texas to the Tuileries Palace, and the couple married | ||
in London in 1839; they moved to San Augustine, Texas, the | ||
following year; and | ||
WHEREAS, James Henderson was elected the first governor of | ||
Texas in 1845; during his term, the Texas First Lady worked to | ||
establish Episcopal churches in East Texas, and in her efforts, she | ||
became the first woman to address the clergy of the diocese; and | ||
WHEREAS, The family moved to Marshall, Texas, in 1856, and | ||
Mrs. Henderson continued her endeavor to promote the Episcopal | ||
Church by establishing the Trinity Episcopal Church in her new | ||
hometown; in addition to tirelessly supporting the church, she | ||
was an active supporter of women's suffrage; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1857, Mr. Henderson was appointed to fill the | ||
seat of United States Senator Thomas J. Rusk, who had died during | ||
his term in office; Mr. Henderson's health declined quickly after | ||
he took office, and he passed away later that same year; Mrs. | ||
Henderson eventually moved to New Jersey, where she spent her | ||
remaining years as a community leader in East Orange; she died in | ||
her daughter's home on January 25, 1897; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize July 21, 2020, as First Lady | ||
Frances Cox Henderson Bicentennial Day in Texas and encourage all | ||
Texans to honor the memory of the Lone Star State's first First | ||
Lady, Frances Cox Henderson; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Foundation as a | ||
token of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
Zaffirini | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 11, 2019. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |