“I would be the last man to wish to do anything injurious to the South, but I do not think that on all occasions we are justified in agitating [slavery].”
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Sam Houston
Samuel Houston was an American military 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. He also served as the sixth governor of Tennessee and the seventh governor of Texas. Houston is the only individual to be electe…
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politics · American general and statesman (1793–1863) · politician · lawyer · also Sam Houston, Samuel "Sam" Houston, Samuel Houston, Houston
Born 2 March 1793 · Died 26 July 1863 · Q216547
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2026· 25 entries
TexAgs: Reeling Aggies return to Ellis Field to face Sam Houston
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My Aggie Nation: A&M soccer has sense of urgency to get positive result vs. Sam Houston
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My Aggie Nation: Watch: Texas A&M soccer team previews match vs. Sam Houston
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Bryan College Station Eagle: Riley Crooks previews Texas A&M soccer's match vs. Sam Houston
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Bryan College Station Eagle: Bobby Shuttleworth, Riley Crooks: Soccer vs Sam Houston Preview
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Liberty Vindicator: Sam Houston Center welcomes cowboy and historian Jim Hodges
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The New York Times: Sam Houston Bearkats vs Wyoming Cowboys Box Score - November 17, 2026 - The Athletic
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USA Today: Sam Houston Bearkats at Wyoming Cowboys - NCAAB News - Nov 17, 2026
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USA Today: Sam Houston Bearkats at Wyoming Cowboys - NCAAB Odds - Nov 17, 2026
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KBTX News 3: Sam Houston football enters second year under head coach Phil Longo
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USA Today: Sam Houston Bearkats at Wyoming Cowboys - NCAAB Game Summary - Nov 17, 2026
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- Bluebonnet News: Sam Houston Center welcomes cowboy and historian Jim Hodges on Sept. 24 -
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Click2Houston: 4,000 acres of Sam Houston National Forest could lose roadless protections
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Legacy obituary: Natalia Vela Estraca Obituary (2026) - Willis, TX - Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home - Huntsville
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BloodHorse: Sam Houston to Open in December; Adds Stakes
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CBS Sports: Evan Odom, Sam Houston Bearkats, CB - News, Stats, Bio
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MaxPreps: Schedule - Sam Houston Broncos (Lake Charles, LA) Football 26-27
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Springfield News-Leader: Missouri State football to welcome Sam Houston State and media company in 2026 - Springfield News-Leader
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Legacy obituary: Myrna Nettles Davis Obituary (2026) - Huntsville, TX - Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home - Huntsville
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Legacy obituary: Nancy Tiller Obituary (2026) - New Braunfels, TX - Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home - Huntsville
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Football.com: Sam Houston Bearkats vs Delaware Blue Hens live score, result & stats
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Legacy obituary: Patricia Lynn Montgomery Obituary (2026) - Richards, TX - Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home - Huntsville
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2018· 1 entry
PolitiFact rated the claim “Says that in the U.S. Capitol, "Stephen F. Austin’s and Sam Houston’s statues" are "the only ones holding a rifle or a sword."” Mostly False.
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1994· 1 entry
Named A Tribute to Courage (and colloquially called "Big Sam") stands next to I-45, between Dallas and Houston, in Huntsville, Texas
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1960· 1 entry
Was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
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1863· 6 entries
Died 1863-07-26.
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“Texas will again lift its head and stand among the nations. it ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages.”
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“All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always in favor of rash and extreme measures, but Texas was absolutely overrun by such men.”
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“Our people are going to war to perpetuate slavery, but the war will be its death knell.”
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“Whatever is calculated to weaken or impair the strength of Union, whether originating at the North or the South, whether arising from the incendiary violence of abolitionists, or from the coalition of nullifiers, will never meet with my unqualified approval.”
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“Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may.”
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1861· 2 entries
That he would stand with the Confederacy in its war effort
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And after Houston refused to swear an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy, the legislature declared the governorship vacant
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1859· 2 entries
Houston won the election for governor of Texas
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Career landmark: Governor of Texas (1859–1861).
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1857· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1857–1859).
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1855· 2 entries
Houston began to be associated publicly with the American Party, the political wing of the nativist and unionist Know Nothing movement
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Career landmark: United States senator (1855–1857).
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1854· 2 entries
Houston was baptized by Rev
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By 1854, Margaret had spent 14 years trying to convert Houston to the Baptist church.
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1853· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1853–1855).
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1851· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1851–1853).
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1849· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1849–1851).
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1847· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1847–1849).
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1846· 2 entries
Britain and the United States agreed to split Oregon Country
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Career landmark: United States senator (1846–1847).
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1845· 1 entry
And, in 1846, was elected to represent Texas in the United States Senate
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1841· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the Republic of Texas (1841–1844).
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1840· 1 entry
Houston, aged 47, married for a third time
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1839· 2 entries
Was elected to represent San Augustine County in the Texas House of Representatives
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Purchased a horse which became one of the foundation sires of the American Quarter Horse breed named Copperbottom
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1838· 2 entries
But won another term in the 1841 Texas presidential election
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Houston frequently clashed with Congress over issues such as a treaty with the Cherokee and a land-office act and was forced to put down the Córdova Rebellion, a plot to allow Mexico to reclaim Texas with aid from the Ki
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1837· 1 entry
After becoming President of the Republic of Texas, he was able to acquire, from a district court judge, a divorce from Eliza Allen
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1836· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the Republic of Texas (1836–1838).
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1834· 1 entry
Antonio López de Santa Anna assumed the presidency, took on new powers, and arrested Austin
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1833· 2 entries
In 1833, Houston was baptized into the Catholic faith in order to qualify under the existing Mexican law for property ownership in Coahuila y Tejas.
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Houston was baptized into the Catholic faith in order to qualify under the existing Mexican law for property ownership in Coahuila y Tejas
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1832· 3 entries
After Stanbery refused to answer Houston's letters regarding the incident, Houston beat Stanbery with a cane
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After declining to accompany Houston to Texas in 1832, Dianna later remarried.
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Congressman William Stanbery alleged that Houston had placed a fraudulent bid in 1830 in collusion with the Jackson administration
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1829· 2 entries
In January 1829 Sam Houston, then Governor of Tennessee, married 19-year-old Eliza Allen.
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After divorcing his first wife, Houston resigned from office, and moved to the Arkansas Territory to live with the Cherokee once more
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1827· 2 entries
Career landmark: Governor of Tennessee (1827–1829).
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Houston was elected as the governor of Tennessee
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1823· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1823–1827).
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1818· 1 entry
Helped some of the Cherokee resettle in Arkansas Territory
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1813· 1 entry
Houston enlisted in the army at the young age of 20 in the War of 1812 against Britain and Britain's Native American allies
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1812· 1 entry
And he was hired at age 19 for a term as the schoolmaster of a one-room schoolhouse
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1807· 1 entry
And his lack of interest in farming and working in the family store, at the age of 16, he ran away from his family and his home to live with a Cherokee tribe, led by Chief John Jolly (Cherokee name: Ahuludegi, also spell
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1793· 1 entry
Born 1793-03-02.
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