Origins & Early Life

Samuel Houston ( , HEW-stən; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American military general and statesman who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution in which the Republic of Texas seceded from Mexico. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and then one of the first two United States Senators from Texas after it became a U.S. state. Prior to this, he served as the sixth governor of Tennessee, and later as the seventh governor of Texas, thereby becoming the only individual to be elected governor of two different U.S.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

states. Houston was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia to a slave-owning family and would own slaves throughout his life. The family relocated to Maryville, Tennessee, while he was a teenager. Houston ran away from home to live about three years in a Cherokee village, becoming known as "Raven". He served under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812, and was appointed as a sub-agent to oversee the removal of the Cherokee from Tennessee into Arkansas Territory in 1818.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

With the support of Jackson and others, Houston won election to the House of Representatives in 1823. He strongly supported Jackson's presidential candidacies and,...

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