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He was a son of the famous Texas hero and statesman Sam Houston, and was named for his father's mentor Andrew Jackson. Houston was educated at several military academies and colleges, including West Point—from which he dropped out from the Class of 1875, and Baylor University. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1876. Houston held many interesting positions through this period including colonel in the Texas National Guard and United States Marshal for the eastern district of ...
Houston Serves as Congressman and Governor. Houston was nominated by Andrew Jackson’s Democratic Party for the U.S. House of Representatives. He won the election and served as a U.S. Congressman from 1823 to 1827. Houston was also elected Governor of Tennessee in 1827. Houston Resigns and Moves to Arkansas Territory
Nov 9, 2020 · A strict Baptist, Margaret served as a restraining influence on her husband and especially bridled his drinking. They had eight children: Sam Houston, Jr., (1843), Nancy Elizabeth (1846), Margaret (1848), Mary William (1850), Antoinette Power (1852), Andrew Jackson Houston (1854), William Rogers (1858), and Temple Lea Houston (1860).
Their long awaited son, Andrew Jackson Houston, was born on June 21 and named for his father's friend and mentor, President Andrew Jackson. While attending Baylor University at Independence, Andrew developed a keen interest in girls, and his sister, Maggie, mentioned his admiration for his "sprucing up and visiting the girls."
Andrew Jackson Houston made history on June 2, 1941, when he became the oldest man ever to become a freshman United States senator. When Andrew was born, eighty-six years earlier, his father—Sam Houston—held the Texas U.S. Senate seat that his son would later occupy.
Temple Lea Houston, the last son of the illustrious Texan Sam Houston, carved his own niche in the annals of the American West.Born in the governor’s mansion in Austin, Texas, on August 12, 1860, Temple’s life was steeped in dramatic happenings from the start.
Samuel Houston, a major in the American Revolutionary War, and his wife Elizabeth Paxton Houston, were the proud parents of nine children, their fifth son being Sam Houston, born on March 2, 1793. The Houston family endured the untimely death of the elder Samuel in 1807, which prompted their move to Blount County, Tennessee, under the care of Elizabeth.
