Frances Cox Henderson
Frances Cox Henderson was the First Lady of Texas as the wife of the first Governor of Texas, James Pinckney Henderson. She was welleducated and multilingual, translating books in Europe. Throughout her life, she was involved in civic work and womens suffrage, and helped run her husbands law office. She was instrumental in assisting the Episcopal Church establish individual congregations in East Texas. In her final years living in New Jersey, she established the Good Shepherd home for women.
She was born to John Cox and his wife Martha Lyman Cox on July 21, 1820, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1829, John Cox sent Frances and her siblings to Europe for their educations. Frances became fluent in eighteen of the twentyfive languages she eventually learned to speak., becoming a literary translator at age fourteen. She became adept at mathematics and showed talent as a musician. Later in life, she would exhibit organizational abilities that enabled her in civic endeavors. She was also a supporter of womens suffrage.
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