James Pinckney Henderson

[front] HENDERSON [back] Born in North Carolina March 31 1808 * Arrived in Texas June 3, 1836 at the head of a company of volunteers * Attorney General of the Republic 1836 * Secretary of State 1836-1837 * Minister to England and France 1837-1839 * Special Minister to the United States 1844 * First Governor of the State of Texas 1846-1847 * Major General in command of Texas Forces in the Mexican War 1846-1847 receiving a vote of thanks and sword from the US Congress for gallantry * United States Senator from Texas 1857-1858 * Died in Washington D.C. June 4 1858 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 With funds appropriated by the Federal Government to commemorate one hundred years of Texas Independence

James Pinckney Henderson is a historical marker in San Augustine, San Augustine County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 51 historical markers documented in San Augustine County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 161 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.5304, -94.1112 near San Augustine. The nearest cataloged historic site is San Augustine County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include San Augustine County Jail, Old Hollis Building, and Site of the "Red Lander" Office.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5405007613. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.