Sam Houston

Also known as Samuel "Sam" Houston, Samuel Houston

American statesman, politician, and soldier (1793-1863)

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Sam Houston was a male politician and lawyer born in 1793 and died in 1863. He held citizenship in the United States and the Republic of Texas. His career included serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives, Governor of Texas, President of the Republic of Texas, and Governor of Tennessee. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Houston spoke and wrote in English. He was married to Margaret Lea Houston and had children named Temple Lea Houston and Andrew Jackson Houston. He was a Baptist. His military ranks included first lieutenant and general. He died of pneumonia in Huntsville. His work location included Washington, D.C. He is recognized in the Us Senators collection.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Sam
Family name: Houston
Gender: male
Citizenship: Republic of Texas
Place of birth: Rockbridge County
Place of death: Huntsville
Occupation: lawyer
Position held: United States senator
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Baptists
Military rank: first lieutenant
Image: Samuel houston.jpg
Work location: Washington, D.C.

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Commons category: Sam Houston
date of birth: 1793-03-02
date of death: 1863-07-26
topic's main category: Category:Sam Houston
Commons gallery: Sam Houston
name in native language: Sam Houston
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
cause of death: pneumonia
writing language: English language
National Governors Association biography URL: www.nga.org/governor/samuel-houston-2
manner of death: natural causes

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Encyclopedic overview

Samuel Houston (/ˈhjuːstən/ , HEW-stən; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American military general and statesman who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two individuals to represent Texas in the United States Senate. He also served as the sixth governor of Tennessee and the seventh governor of Texas. Houston is the only individual to be elected governor of two different US states.

Born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, Houston and his family relocated to Maryville, Tennessee, while he was a teenager. Houston later ran away from home, spending about three years living with the Cherokee, becoming known as "Raven". He served under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812; afterwards, he was appointed as a sub-agent to oversee the removal of the Cherokee from Tennessee into Arkansas Territory in 1818. With the support of Jackson, among others, Houston won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1823. He strongly supported Jackson's presidential candidacies and, in 1827, Houston was elected as the governor of Tennessee. In 1829, after divorcing his first wife, Houston resigned from office, and moved to the Arkansas Territory to live with the Cherokee once more.

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