Margaret Louise Swett Henson (January 3, 1924 – January 22, 2001) was an American historian, archivist, and author specializing in 19th-century Texas history.
Born Margaret Louise Swett on January 3, 1924, to William Claude and Clara (née Kaufman) Swett in Chicago, she was raised near Chicago and attended Glenbard High School.
[1] Henson was a member of the Tejano Association for Historic Preservation.
She married Bill Nowotny in 1943, a union which produced two daughters.
[1] Henson died on January 22, 2001, and was interred at Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston.