Henderson, Thomas Stalworth, Papers, 1852-1941, 1967

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Henderson, Thomas Stalworth, Papers, 1852-1941, 1967

Including correspondence, financial papers, deeds, legal documents, literary productions, notes, photographs, and printed material, the Thomas Stalworth Henderson Papers, 1852-1941, 1967, document Henderson's life and work as a Texas lawyer and legislator, as well as his activities in various organizations, such as the Democratic party.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8035213

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University of Texas.

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These slides were transferred to the Briscoe Center from the Harry Ransom Center in 2008. From the guide to the UT Color Slides Collection 2008-079., 1938-1965, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) These images were used for UT’s 75th Anniversary presentations in 1958. Many are copies of photographs in the Briscoe Center’s collections and are dated much earlier than the reproductions in this collection. From the guide to ...

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Democratic National Convention (1844 : Baltimore, Md.)

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Mills, Roger Q. (Roger Quarles), 1832-1911

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Texas lawyer and legislator Thomas Stalworth Henderson (1849-1937) was born to Thomas S. and Harriet (Red) Henderson on the family farm near Washington-on-the-Brazos. After attending Washington Academy until the age of 14, Henderson became the youngest student to enroll at Waco University and its 1877 valedictorian. Before entering St. Louis Law School, he studied at the law office of his brothers Samuel and John in Bryan. In 1879, Henderson became licensed in Missouri and Texas and...

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Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) was born May 28, 1875, in Wheatsville, Texas. He received his AB degree from the University of Texas in 1895 and his LLB in 1897. He also earned an LLM degree from Yale University, before beginning his law practice in Pittsburgh and Texarkana. In 1902, Sheppard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to fill the space left vacant by his father’s death. He served until 1913 when he became a U.S. Senator, a post he would hold until his own death in...

Texas Bar Association

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Sayers, Joseph Draper, 1841-1929

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Texas governor Joseph Draper Sayers (1841-1929) moved to Bastrop, Texas, from Mississippi with his father in 1851. Sayers attended the Bastrop Military Institute from 1852 until 1860 and joined the Confederate Army in 1861. He served in the Fifth Regiment, Mounted Volunteers until 1864 when he achieved the rank of major and joined the staff of Major General Thomas Green. He returned to Bastrop and practiced law for ten years with his partner, George W. Jones. Sayers serv...

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Culberson, Charles A. (Charles Allen), 1855-1925

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The Democratic Party in Texas has played an important role in the political history of Texas since its declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836. Settlers from the south and east brought an overwhelming allegiance to the Democratic Party, making it the only competitive political party in the state throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. The party’s dominance in local, state, and federal government over an ineffective Republican party, resulted in both a great influence o...