<Table> <Tr> <Th> # </Th> <Th colspan="3"> Governor </Th> <Th> Term in office </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Election </Th> <Th> Prior office </Th> <Th colspan="2"> Lt. Governor </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Pinckney Henderson March 31 , 1808 - June 4 , 1858 ( Aged 50 ) </Td> <Td> February 19 , 1846 - December 21 , 1847 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 1845 </Td> <Td> Minister to England and France Republic of Texas ( 1837 - 1840 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Albert Clinton Horton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> George T. Wood March 12 , 1795 - September 3 , 1858 ( Aged 63 ) </Td> <Td> December 21 , 1847 -- December 21 , 1849 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 1847 </Td> <Td> Texas State Senator ( 1846 - 1847 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Alexander Greer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Peter Hansborough Bell May 11 , 1810 - March 8 , 1898 ( Aged 87 ) </Td> <Td> December 21 , 1849 -- November 23 , 1853 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 1849 </Td> <Td> Lieutenant colonel of the Second Regiment Texas Mounted Volunteers ( 1845 - 1949 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1851 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James W. Henderson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James W. Henderson August 15 , 1817 - August 30 , 1880 ( Aged 63 ) </Td> <Td> November 23 , 1853 -- December 21 , 1853 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1851 - 1853 ) </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Office vacant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Elisha M. Pease January 3 , 1812 - August 26 , 1883 ( Aged 71 ) </Td> <Td> December 21 , 1853 -- December 21 , 1857 </Td> <Td> Unionist </Td> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> Texas State Senator ( 1849 - 1851 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> David Catchings Dickson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1855 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hardin Richard Runnels </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hardin R. Runnels August 30 , 1820 - December 25 , 1873 ( Aged 53 ) </Td> <Td> December 21 , 1857 -- December 21 , 1859 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 1857 </Td> <Td> 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1855 - 1857 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Francis Lubbock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sam Houston March 2 , 1793 - July 26 , 1863 ( Aged 70 ) </Td> <Td> December 21 , 1859 -- March 16 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> <Td> 1859 </Td> <Td> U.S. Senator from Texas ( 1846 - 1859 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edward Clark </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edward Clark April 1 , 1815 - May 4 , 1880 ( Aged 65 ) </Td> <Td> March 18 , 1861 -- November 7 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 7th Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1859 - 1861 ) </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Office vacant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Francis Lubbock October 16 , 1815 - June 22 , 1905 ( Aged 89 ) </Td> <Td> November 7 , 1861 -- November 5 , 1863 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 1861 </Td> <Td> 6th Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1857 - 1859 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John McClannahan Crockett </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pendleton Murrah 1824 or 1826 - August 4 , 1865 ( Aged about 40 ) </Td> <Td> November 5 , 1863 -- June 17 , 1865 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 1863 </Td> <Td> Texas State Representative ( 1857 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale 1823 or 1825 - February 4 , 1890 ( Aged about 67 ) </Td> <Td> June 11 , 1865 -- June 16 , 1865 </Td> <Td> Military </Td> <Td> 9th Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1863 - 1865 ) </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Office vacant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Andrew Jackson Hamilton January 28 , 1815 - April 11 , 1875 ( Aged 60 ) </Td> <Td> June 16 , 1865 -- August 9 , 1866 </Td> <Td> Democratic - Military </Td> <Td> Texas State Senator - Elect ( 1861 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James W. Throckmorton February 1 , 1825 - April 21 , 1894 ( Aged 69 ) </Td> <Td> August 9 , 1866 -- August 8
<Table> <Tr> <Th> # </Th> <Th colspan="3"> Governor </Th> <Th> Term in office </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Election </Th> <Th> Prior office </Th> <Th colspan="2"> Lt. Governor </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Pinckney Henderson March 31 , 1808 - June 4 , 1858 ( Aged 50 ) </Td> <Td> February 19 , 1846 - December 21 , 1847 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 1845 </Td> <Td> Minister to England and France Republic of Texas ( 1837 - 1840 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Albert Clinton Horton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> George T. Wood March 12 , 1795 - September 3 , 1858 ( Aged 63 ) </Td> <Td> December 21 , 1847 -- December 21 , 1849 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 1847 </Td> <Td> Texas State Senator ( 1846 - 1847 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Alexander Greer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Peter Hansborough Bell May 11 , 1810 - March 8 , 1898 ( Aged 87 ) </Td> <Td> December 21 , 1849 -- November 23 , 1853 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 1849 </Td> <Td> Lieutenant colonel of the Second Regiment Texas Mounted Volunteers ( 1845 - 1949 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1851 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James W. Henderson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James W. Henderson August 15 , 1817 - August 30 , 1880 ( Aged 63 ) </Td> <Td> November 23 , 1853 -- December 21 , 1853 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1851 - 1853 ) </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Office vacant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Elisha M. Pease January 3 , 1812 - August 26 , 1883 ( Aged 71 ) </Td> <Td> December 21 , 1853 -- December 21 , 1857 </Td> <Td> Unionist </Td> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> Texas State Senator ( 1849 - 1851 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> David Catchings Dickson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1855 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hardin Richard Runnels </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hardin R. Runnels August 30 , 1820 - December 25 , 1873 ( Aged 53 ) </Td> <Td> December 21 , 1857 -- December 21 , 1859 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 1857 </Td> <Td> 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1855 - 1857 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Francis Lubbock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sam Houston March 2 , 1793 - July 26 , 1863 ( Aged 70 ) </Td> <Td> December 21 , 1859 -- March 16 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> <Td> 1859 </Td> <Td> U.S. Senator from Texas ( 1846 - 1859 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edward Clark </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edward Clark April 1 , 1815 - May 4 , 1880 ( Aged 65 ) </Td> <Td> March 18 , 1861 -- November 7 , 1861 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 7th Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1859 - 1861 ) </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Office vacant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Francis Lubbock October 16 , 1815 - June 22 , 1905 ( Aged 89 ) </Td> <Td> November 7 , 1861 -- November 5 , 1863 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 1861 </Td> <Td> 6th Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1857 - 1859 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John McClannahan Crockett </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pendleton Murrah 1824 or 1826 - August 4 , 1865 ( Aged about 40 ) </Td> <Td> November 5 , 1863 -- June 17 , 1865 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> 1863 </Td> <Td> Texas State Representative ( 1857 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale 1823 or 1825 - February 4 , 1890 ( Aged about 67 ) </Td> <Td> June 11 , 1865 -- June 16 , 1865 </Td> <Td> Military </Td> <Td> 9th Lieutenant Governor of Texas ( 1863 - 1865 ) </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Office vacant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Andrew Jackson Hamilton January 28 , 1815 - April 11 , 1875 ( Aged 60 ) </Td> <Td> June 16 , 1865 -- August 9 , 1866 </Td> <Td> Democratic - Military </Td> <Td> Texas State Senator - Elect ( 1861 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James W. Throckmorton February 1 , 1825 - April 21 , 1894 ( Aged 69 ) </Td> <Td> August 9 , 1866 -- August 8
who is the shortest serving governor in texas history
who is the shortest serving governor in texas history
James W. Henderson
James W. Henderson