Sam Houston

Sam Houston
5th Governor of Texas
In office December 31, 1859 – March 28, 1861
Lieutenant	Edward Clark
Preceded by	Hardin Richard Runnels
Succeeded by	Edward Clark
United States Senator from Texas
In office February 26, 1846 – March 5, 1859
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	John Hemphill
1st and 3rd President of the Republic of Texas
In office December 21, 1841 – December 9, 1844
Vice President	Edward Burleson
Preceded by	Mirabeau B. Lamar
Succeeded by	Anson Jones
In office October 22, 1836 – December 10, 1838
Vice President	Mirabeau B. Lamar
Preceded by	David G. Burnet (ad interim)
Succeeded by	Mirabeau B. Lamar
6th Governor of Tennessee
In office October 1, 1827 – April 16, 1829
Lieutenant	William Hall
Preceded by	William Carroll
Succeeded by	William Hall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district
In office March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1827
Preceded by	None (district created)
Succeeded by	John Bell
Personal details
Born	Sam Houston (1793-03-02)March 2, 1793 Rockbridge County, Virginia
Died	July 26, 1863(1863-07-26) (aged 70) Huntsville, Texas
Political party	Democratic
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Samuel "Sam" Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American statesman, politician, and soldier. He is best known for his leading role in bringing Texas into the United States. Houston, Texas and Sam Houston State University was named after him.

Shortly afterwards, he relocated to Coahuila y Tejas, then a Mexican state, and became a leader of the Texas Revolution. Sam Houston supported annexation by the United States. When he assumed the governorship of Texas in 1859, Houston became the only person to have become the governor of two different U.S. states through direct, popular election, as well as the only state governor to have been a foreign head of state.

Houston was born on March 2, 1793 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. He was of an Irish-Scottish descent. Houston was married to Eliza Allen from 1829 until they divorced in 1837. Then he was married to Diana Rogers Gentry until they divorced. Then he was married to Margaret Moffette Lee from 1840 until his death in 1863. Houston had seven children. Houston died on July 26, 1863 in Huntsville, Texas from pneumonia, aged 70.

Other websites

• Life of General Houston, 1793–1863 published 1891, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
• Sam Houston ; David Crockett. published 1901, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
• Samuel Houston from the Handbook of Texas Online
• Sam Houston Memorial Museum Archived 2009-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Sam Houston Memorial Museum Antiquities Collection Archived 2006-08-22 at the Wayback Machine From Texas Tides Archived 2006-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Sam Houston's Obituary – The Tri Weekly Telegraph, Houston, Texas July 29, 1863 – TexasBob.com
• Sam Houston Historic Schoolhouse in Maryville, TN USA
• Documentary film on life of Sam Houston. Massive web site with many pictures, links, and educational tools. Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture entry
• Tennessee State Library & Archives, Papers of Governor Sam Houston, 1827–1829 Archived 2013-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Sam Houston Rode a Gray Horse Archived 2013-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Houston Family Papers, 1836–1869 and undated, in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University
• Booknotes interview with Marshall DeBruhl on Sword of San Jacinto: The Life of Sam Houston, May 2, 1993. Archived December 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine