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  1. Andrew Jackson Houston (June 21, 1854 – June 26, 1941) was an American politician. He was a son of the famous Texas founder and statesman Sam Houston and his wife Margaret Lea Houston, and was named for his father's mentor Andrew Jackson.

  2. Andrew Jackson Houston. Andrew Jackson Houston made history on June 2, 1941, when he became the oldest man ever to become a freshman United States senator. When Andrew was born, eighty-six years earlier, his father—Sam Houston—held the Texas U.S. Senate seat that his son would later occupy.

  3. Dec 8, 2021 · Published: 1952. Updated: December 8, 2021. Houston, Andrew Jackson (1854–1941). Andrew Jackson Houston, politician, son of Sam and Margaret (Lea) Houston, was born at Independence, Texas, on June 21, 1854.

  4. Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, and Sam Houston, one of the key figures in the Texan Revolution, first met in the War of 1812, when Houston joined the U.S. Army. Their paths crossed when Jackson, a Major General, noticed Houston’s courage, tenacity, and leadership skills.

  5. Learn about the life and legacy of Andrew Jackson Houston, the son of Sam Houston and a US senator for Texas. He was a military leader, a lawyer, a historian, and a progressive politician who advocated for prohibition and women's suffrage.

  6. Senate Years of Service: 1941-1941. Party: Democrat. HOUSTON Andrew Jackson , a Senator from Texas; born in Independence, Washington County, Tex., June 21, 1854; attended the common schools, Baylor University, Waco, Tex., Bastrop (Tex.) Military Academy, Texas Military Institute at Austin, Old Salado (Tex.) College, and the United States ...

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  8. A collection of correspondence, publications, speeches, and other materials related to Andrew Jackson Houston, son of Sam Houston and a historian and politician. The collection covers 1825-1962, undated, bulk 1921-1942 and is housed at the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center.