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Frances Cox Henderson
1846-1847
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Frances Cox was raised in Paris, France. She had an unusual ability in
mathematics and linguistics. She fluently spoke eighteen
languages, played the harp and piano and had a well-trained voice. |
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1839 - Frances Cox married James Pinckney Henderson from North Carolina. James, a lawyer, became involved in the struggle of Texas for independence from Mexico. Texas President Sam Houston appointed James Charge d'Affairs to France from the Republic of Texas.
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1846 - James Pinckney Henderson became the first governor of Texas when Texas joined the United States. Frances Cox Henderson continued to live in San Augustine. |
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Frances Cox Henderson did not attend the inaugural ceremonies |
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The costume representing Frances Cox Henderson was presented by the Mary Tyler Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Tyler
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Frances Cox Henderson's costume was reproduced from a photograph of her wearing her wedding gown. Made of white satin, the gown is trimmed with narrow black lace and black velvet ribbon. The headdress of black lace has a spray of white lilies-of-the-valley on top. |
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