The Texas legislature established Henderson County on April 27, 1846, and named it in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, first governor of the state of Texas. The county was formed from parts of Nacogdoches and Houston counties. Its court was first held in the home of William Ware, and later, William Love.
For other people named Charles Darwin, see Charles Darwin (disambiguation). Charles Robert Darwin, FRS FRGS FLS FZS (/ËdÉËrwÉªn/; 12 February 1809 â 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist and geologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.
Charles Darwin's grandfather was Erasmus Darwin, the scientist, poet, inventor, doctor and polymath. One of Erasmus's sons, Charles, planned to become a doctor like his father, but he died from an infection after accidentally cutting himself during an autopsy.hat sounds pretty simple was in fact controversial for Darwin's time (and it still is today in some parts of the Western world). His theory essentially stated that life on earth is the result of billions of years of adaptations to changing environments.