Sam Houston
Sam Houston | |
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Sam Houston circa 1850 | |
| 7t Govrenor o Texas | |
| In office December 31, 1859[1] – Mairch 28, 1861 | |
| Lieutenant | Edward Clark |
| Precedit bi | Hardin Richard Runnels |
| Succeedit bi | Edward Clark |
| Unitit States Senator frae Texas | |
| In office Februar 26, 1846 – Mairch 5, 1859 | |
| Precedit bi | None |
| Succeedit bi | John Hemphill |
| 1st an 3rd Preses o Texas | |
| In office December 21, 1841 – December 9, 1844 | |
| Vice Preses | Edward Burleson |
| Precedit bi | Mirabeau B. Lamar |
| Succeedit bi | Anson Jones |
| In office October 22, 1836 – December 10, 1838 | |
| Vice Preses | Mirabeau B. Lamar |
| Precedit bi | David G. Burnet (ad interim) |
| Succeedit bi | Mirabeau B. Lamar |
| 7t Govrenor o Tennessee | |
| In office October 1, 1827 – Aprile 16, 1829 | |
| Lieutenant | William Hall |
| Precedit bi | William Carroll |
| Succeedit bi | William Hall |
| Member o the U.S. Hoose o Representatives frae Tennessee's 7t destrict | |
| In office Mairch 4, 1823 – Mairch 4, 1827 | |
| Precedit bi | None (destrict creatit) |
| Succeedit bi | John Bell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Houston 2 Mairch 1793 Rockbridge Coonty, Virginie, U.S. |
| Dee'd | 26 Julie 1863 (aged 70) Huntsville, Texas, C.S. |
| Restin place | Oakwood Cemetery Huntsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Poleetical pairty | Democratic Knae-Nothing Independent |
| Religion | Baptist (umwhile Roman Catholic) |
| Signatur | |
| Militar service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Service/brainch | Unitit States Airmy Airmy o the Republic o Texas |
| Years o service | U.S. Airmy: 1813–18 Texian Army: 1835–36 |
| Rank | U.S. Airmy: First lieutenant Texian Airmy: |
| Unit | U.S. Airmy: 39t Infantry Regiment |
| Commands | Texian Airmy: Airmy o the Republic o Texas |
| Battles/wars | War o 1812 • Battle o Horseshoe Bend Texas Revolutionary War • Battle o San Jacinto |
Samuel "Sam" Houston (Mairch 2, 1793 – Julie 26, 1863) wis an American politeecian an soldier, best kent for his role in bringin Texas intae the Unitit States as a constituent state.
References
- ↑ Williams, John H. (1994), Sam Houston: Life and Times of Liberator of Texas an Authentic American Hero, New York, NY: Touchstone, p. 316, ISBN 0-671-88071-3