Lambs Biographical Dictionary Of The United States Volume 07

Author : John Howard Brown
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666214416
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) written by John Howard Brown and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States, Vol. 4 Henderson, James Pinckney, governor of Texas, was born in Lincoln county, n.o., March 31, 1808. He was educated in Lincolnton, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1828, before he had reached his majority. In 1835 he removed to Missis sippi and recruited a company for service in behalf of the re public of Texas. He preceded his com pany to Texas in the Spring of 1836 and reached Austin after the battle of San Ja cinto. President Bur net commissioned him brigadier-general and he returned to the United States to recruit volunteers. He raised a company at his own expense in his native state, with which he reached Galveston in November, 1836, just after Gen. Sam Houston had been inaugurated presi dent of the republic. Houston made him at torney-general and soon after secretary of state. Early in 1838 he was made envoy to England and France to secure recognition from those nations of the independence of Texas, and to effect treaties of amity and commerce. Lewis Cass was u.s. Minister' to France and greatly aided Envoy Henderson in his difficult mission. While in Paris in 1839 he was married to Frances E. Cox, of Philadelphia. Pa. He returned to Texas in February, 1840, where he was accorded an ovation for his diplomatic service. He was appointed in 1844 Texan minister-extraordinary to the United States to join Resident Minister Van Zandt in negotiating a treaty of annexation. The treaty as prepared was rejected by the u.s. Senate, but annexation was secured, March 1, 1845, by joint resolutions of the u.s. Congress. He was a delegate to the convention which framed the state constitution in 1845 and in No vember of that year was elected the first governor of Texas. He was inaugurated Feb. 19, 1846, and by May of that year he had four regiments in the field to take part in the war with Mexico. He was authorized by the legislature to lead the troops and was commissioned major-general in the u.s. Army: He achieved distinction at the battle of Monterey, Sept. 21-25, 1846, and was voted a sword and thanks of congress. He was, with Jefferson Davis and others, a commissioner to negotiate terms of capitulation with Ampudia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.