Sam Houston
Sam Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American soldier and politician. His victory at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the independence of.
Statesman Samuel Houston was a key political figure in the creation of the state of Texas. He was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas in 1836. Synopsis Samuel Houston was born on March 2, 1793, near Lexington, Virginia.
From 1813 to 1814, he fought in the Creek War and was wounded at Horseshoe Bend. He was elected to Congress in 1823 and 1825.
In 1827, he became Tennessee governor. He was made the first president of the Republic of Texas in 1836 and was re-elected in 1841. From 1849 to 1859, he was a Texas state senator and briefly governor before he was ousted for not supporting the Confederacy. He died on July 26, 1863, in Huntsville, Texas. Early Years Lawyer, military leader and governor Samuel Houston, a key figure in the creation of the state of Texas, was born on March 2, 1793, in an area near Lexington, Virginia.
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His father was a Revolutionary War veteran who died when Houston was 14. Political Beginnings Houston's relationship with Jackson proved crucial. On the advice of the future president, Houston returned to Tennessee and embarked on a successful political career.
He studied law and was elected the district attorney in Nashville. Houston's first real taste of national politics came in 1823 when he was elected to Congress, where he served two terms. In 1827 Tennessee voters elected him their governor.
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But his political ambitions were complicated by personal problems. Houston was a known drinker, and following the marriage to his first wife, Eliza Allen, rumors circulated about his alcoholism and apparent infidelity. His marriage soon fell apart, and in 1829, Houston left Tennessee for Arkansas, where he renewed his close contact with the Cherokee Indians. He married a Cherokee woman, Tiana Rodgers, in 1830, and began representing the Cherokee Nation and other Native Americans in Washington D.C.
In Indian affairs.