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   Nov 9, 2009 · Sam Houston was a Virginia-born lawyer, soldier and politician who gained enduring fame as a leader of the Texas Revolution.

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   Samuel Houston (/ ˈhjuːstən / ⓘ, HEW-stən; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American 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.

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   Sep 26, 2024 · Sam Houston, American lawyer and politician, a leader in the Texas Revolution (1834–36). He later served as president (1836–38; 1841–44) of the Republic of Texas and was influential in Texas’s becoming a U.S. state in 1845. The city of Houston is named in his honor.

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   May 15, 2019 · Sam Houston (March 2, 1793–July 26, 1863) was an American frontiersman, soldier, and politician. As commander of the forces fighting for Texas’ independence, he routed the Mexican troops at the Battle of San Jacinto, which essentially won the struggle.

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Political Figures. Civil War Figures. Sam Houston. Statesman Samuel Houston was a key political figure in the creation of the state of Texas. He was elected the first president of the...

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   A young lawyer and politician. Houston served under Jackson for several more years, based at Nashville, Tennessee, and serving as a sub-agent (a representative between them and the U.S. government) to the Cherokees. In 1818, Houston decided to leave the army and become a lawyer.

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   Who was Samuel Houston?

   • Samuel Houston (/ ˈhjuːstən / ⓘ, HEW-stən; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American 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.

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   What is Sam Houston known for?

   • Sam Houston is known for being a southerner who was against secession and voted to stay in the Union, which alienated him politically in Texas. He was respected, but this was also his downfall politically. He did not take up arms against Texas, but he also did not support it. He owned slaves.

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   What did Sam Houston do before he went to Texas?

   • Sam Houston Before ever going to Texas, Sam Houston represented Tennessee in the U.S. Congress and served as that state's governor. Maryville: Sam Houston Schoolhouse Sam Houston Schoolhouse, Maryville, Tennessee, where he taught school. In his youth Houston moved with his family to a farm in rural Tennessee after the death of his father in 1807.

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   Why is Houston named after Sam Houston?

   • Houston, the largest city in Texas and the American South, is named in his honor. Several other things and places are named for Houston, including Sam Houston State University; Houston County, Minnesota; Houston County, Tennessee; Houston County, Texas.

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   Where can I find a book about Sam Houston?

   • Flanagan, Sue (June 28, 2010). Sam Houston's Texas. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-78921-0. Hunt, Lenoir (1992). My Master, The Inside Story of Sam Houston and His Times, By His Former Slave Jeff Hamilton. State House Press. ISBN 978-1-933337-23-4. Haley, James L. (2015). Sam Houston. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press.

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   How did Sam Houston become George Washington?

   • In this newly formed country, Sam Houston became its George Washington. The city of Houston was named in his honor in 1836, and that same year, the newly christened Lone Star Republic elected him as its president. After Texas joined the United States in 1846, Houston served as a U.S. Senator until 1860.

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   Aug 24, 2017 · Who was Sam Houston and who was he to the Confederacy? We explore those questions with historian Raul Ramos. history professor at the University of Houston.