Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-02-02
RESOLUTIONS OF RE-
SPECT.
TRIBUTE OF CAMP ]. B. ROBERTSON
To THE MEMORY OF CoMRADE
JUDGE JNo N. HENDERSON.

Judge ]. N. Henderson was born
in Abbeville, District S. c., Febru-
airy -, I843, and died in Dallas.
Texas, December ~, 1907, having
lived an eventful and useful life of
sixty-fve years.
| Your. committee appointed to
draft a suitable memorial of Com
rade J. N, Henderson, deceased,
would beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing:
When he was three years of age,
his father and mother-Thomas S.
and N. H. K. Henderson-moved
from South Carolina and settled
in Washington county, Texas,
where he attended the common
schools until he was IS years OF
age, when he entered Baylor Uni
versity, at independence.
IN the spring of 1861, he re-
sponded to the call of his native
South and enlisted in the Dixie
Blues" Company Z, Captain John
d. Rogers, Fifth Texas Infantry,
Hoods Brigade. He served faith
fully and CALAMITY with this COM
mand in its arduous campaigns I'M
til the battle of Sharpsburg, when
he lost his left arm and was cap
tured in the hospital at Freder-
icksburg, and paroled.
Returning home, he re-entered
Baylor University as teacher. lie
taught one session, during which
time he organized the students into
a military corps.
General J. b. Robertson was as
signed to the command of the De
partment of Texas, about this time
and offered young Henderson the
position of aide-de-campe, with the
rank of Captain. The place was
accepted and Captain Henderson
served in this capacity until the
close of the war. He was a gal
liant and true soldier, and his many
friends can point with commend
able pride to his spotless record.
Before entering the university
as tutor, he read law six months
with Gen. JohnSales. while conva-
lescing from his wound. After the
close of the war, he resumed the
study of his chosen profession at
Baylor University, under Judge
Smith, the blind professor, Judge
James L. Sheppard and Judge r.
Z. B. Taylor, and continued there
until he had completed the course,
under the presidency of DIR. Will
liam Crane.
In 1866, he began the practice
of law at Millican, with Delmas
Bledsoe and ]. S. Perry, and con-
tinued with this firm for a short |
time. In 1867, the firm dissolving, |
he and ]. S. Perry began the prac-
tice of law at Bryan, under the
name of Perry & Henderson.
Two years later, we find him
city attorney and engaged in the
business In 1871, he |
was elected county attorney, and
the next year appeared for district
attorney against A. J. Evans, the
Republican candidate for Recon
struction times, and was elected.
He filled this office for the district |
of Brazos, Burleson and Milan
counties until the adoption of the !
constitution OF 1876. After. the
adoption of the new constitution,
he held the office of county attor-
ney for Brazos county for two
terms. After five years, he was
elected state senator from the dis
trict OF Robertson, Leon and Bra
EOS counties.
During the administration Of
Governor Ross, he was appointed
to the position of district judge for
the 10th district, the Office vacated
by Judge Collard on his elevation
to place on the bench Of the
commission of appeals. He con-
tinued to fill this Office until 1906,
vixen he was elected judge CT Tire
court of criminal appeals, where
he served until death summoned
him away, in the first year of his
third term.
In 1868, he was married to Miss
Hester Hubert of Bryan. She SUR
vived the marriage but a short
time, and died leaving one daugh-
ter, now Mrs. w. NJ. Foster, of
Waco, Texas.
In 1873, he was married sec
ond time, to Miss Kate Evans, of
u r,-oo Taxae ,,,Lc - .,o,,.