Travis Clack Henderson | |
Office1: | Member of the Texas House of Representatives |
Term Start1: | January 9, 1883 |
Term End1: | January 13, 1903 |
Predecessor1: | James S. Woods |
Successor1: | Elvis Abner Calvin |
Constituency1: |
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State Senate: | Texas |
District: | 3rd |
Term Start: | January 13, 1903 |
Term End: | January 10, 1905 |
Predecessor: | Charles Allen Wheeler |
Successor: | A. P. Barrett |
Birth Date: | 24 June 1836 |
Birth Place: | Alabama, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Children: | 7 |
Branch: | 32nd dismounted calvary |
Battles: | United States Civil War |
Travis Clack Henderson (June 24, 1836 – September 10, 1919) was a Texas legislator and farmer who served as a Democrat in the Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives.
Travis Clack Henderson was born on June 24, 1836, in Alabama to John Henry and Minerva Benard Henderson. He had 7 siblings. In 1857, he moved to Paris, Texas, and became a farmer. In 1866, he married Martha "Mattie" Sue Thomas in Lamar County, Texas, with whom he had 7 children. She died in 1885. Henderson died September 10, 1919. [1] [2]
Henderson served in the United States Civil War as a captain and staff officer in the 32nd dismounted Texas calvary.[2]
Henderson served in the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate as a Democrat.[3]