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	Sam Houston (1793-1863)
		In Texas, Houston was elected delegate from Nacogdoches to the Convention of 1833 which met at San Felipe.
		Houston immediately took control of the Texas forces after the fall of the Alamo and Goliad, and conducted the retreat of the army to the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, where on April 21, 1836, his force defeated Santa Anna and secured Texas long sought independence.
		As Governor in 1861, Houston was strongly opposed to the secession of Texas from the Union.
	www.lsjunction.com /people/houston.htm (495 words)

	PBS - THE WEST - Sam Houston
		Houston was born into a military family in Virginia in 1793.
		By 1833 Houston was living in Texas for at least part of the year, and seems to have established a permanent residence in Nacogdoches, near the Louisiana border, by 1835.
		With the outbreak of the Texas Revolution, Houston was quickly elevated to the command of the ragtag Texas Army.
	www.pbs.org /weta/thewest/people/d_h/houston.htm (585 words)

	Sam Houston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Houston was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, to Major Samuel Houston and Elizabeth Paxton and was one of nine children.
		Houston was struck by a Creek arrow at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
		The Sam Houston Schoolhouse in Maryville, Tennessee, is Tennessee's oldest schoolhouse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sam_Houston (2409 words)

	Tennessee history, preservation and educational artifacts
		Sam Houston was born on March 6, 1793 in Lexington, VA. His father was a farmer and a member of the Militia, which kept him away for long periods of time.
		In 1823, Houston was elected to Congress, reelected in 1825 and, at age 34, was overwhelmingly elected the seventh governor of Tennessee.
		Houston was returned to the Texas Congress and served in that capacity until he was reelected President of the state in 1842.
	www.tennesseehistory.com /class/SamHouston.htm (2623 words)

	Sam Houston Summary
		Houston was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, to Major Samuel Houston and Elizabeth Paxton and was one of nine children.
		Houston was struck by a Creek arrow at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
		Using his popularity, Houston was twice elected president of the Republic of Texas on September 5, 1836 and served from October 22, 1836 to December 10, 1838, and from December 12, 1841 to December 9, 1844.
	www.bookrags.com /Sam_Houston (3249 words)

	My Sam Houston Homepage! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sam Houston was born on March 2,1793 in the Shenandoah River Valley.
		When Sam was 14 years old, his father died and his mother moved the family in 2 wagons through the Great Smoky Mountains to make their new home in Tennessee wilderness.
		Sam walked 50 miles to the Tennessee river and paddled a canoe to the island of Hiwassie.
	www.angelfire.com /tx4/sh (487 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		Sam Houston, one of the most illustrious political figures of Texas, was born on March 2, 1793, the fifth child (and fifth son) of Samuel and Elizabeth (Paxton) Houston, on their plantation in sight of Timber Ridge Church, Rockbridge County, Virginia.
		Houston's rapid rise in public office continued in 1823, when, as a member of Jackson's political circle, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from the Ninth Tennessee District.
		Houston impressed the Frenchman as an individual of great physical and moral energy, the universal American in perpetual motion; Houston undoubtedly served as an example for Tocqueville's composite description of the "nervous American," the man-on-the-make so pervasive in the United States during the Age of Jackson.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/HH/fho73.html (3221 words)

	Sam Houston
		The American general and statesman Sam Houston, of Scotch-Irish descent, was born near Lexington, Virginia, on the 2nd of March 1793.
		From 1823 to 1827 Houston represented the ninth district of Tennessee in Congress, and in 1827 was elected Governor of the state by the Jackson Democrats.
		Houston was an able soldier, wary, intrepid and resolute; and was a legislator of rare foresight, cool discrimination and fearless candor.
	www.nndb.com /people/337/000032241 (666 words)

	Sam Houston a Texas Hero
		In March 1836, Houston was a delegate to the convention that declared Texas an independent republic.
		Houston served as the first president of the new republic from 1836 to 1838 and was later elected to a second term (1841-44).
		While Sam was a drinker, probably for most of his life, most men in Texas were drinkers of a sort as well, so he did not stand out in that respect as heavy drinkers tend to do in today's society.
	www.lnstar.com /mall/texasinfo/shouston.htm (1204 words)

	Sam Houston
		Houston found employment as Attorney General in the Nashville district of Tennessee from 1819 to 1821, and in the meantime was rising through the ranks of the Tennessee militia.
		Houston had long ago rejected his family’s Presbyterian background, and his adoption of Catholicism in Texas would be equally empty – only fulfilling the legal requirement for owning land – so he could find no encouragement from his troubles in religion.
		Sam Houston was a remarkable man. A rebel and fighter in his early days, he also had the courage and leadership ability to begin his rise to power.
	www.hyperhistory.net /apwh/bios/b4houstonsam.htm (1077 words)

	Sam_Houston_National_Forest (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On the east side of the Sam Houston National Forest, a 24-acre lake surrounded by whispering pines and hardwoods is featured at Double Lake Recreation Area on FM 2025, one mile south of Coldspring.
		The Sam Houston National Forest lies within the Gulf Coastal Plains, and the principal soils were developed from unconsolidated beds of clay, sand, sandy clay, or clay shale materials comprising old non-calcareous sediments of the Tertiary and Pleistocene Ages.
		When you are hiking through the Sam Houston NF it is because you want to hike, not because of the awesome scenery; all apologies to outdoor lovers, some areas in nature are just more appealing to hike through than this.
	www.texashiker.com /Sam_Houston_National_Forest.htm (4890 words)

	Sam Houston Plaza
		Sam Houston Plaza is conveniently located on North Sam Houston Parkway, between I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road.
		Sam Houston Plaza is situated in the Greater Greenspoint District, an area that contains the new City View "village" multi-family housing development and a large pool of well educated workers.
		Sam Houston Plaza is close to more than 5,000 hotel rooms, shopping at Greenspoint Mall and a host of restaurants, theaters and other entertainment options.
	www.samhoustonplaza.com /location.aspx (193 words)

	"In Search of the Heroes": Sam Houston--Man of Honor
		Houston led several courageous charges during the battle and was wounded from an arrow, as well as from bullets to the arm and shoulder.
		The arrow wound was particularly dramatic because Houston forced a young lieutenant at the point of a sword to pull the arrow out of his leg in the midst of the battle.
		Sam Houston's role was as the commander of the Texas forces, which were nothing more than scattered bands of settlers and adventurers from the United States.
	www.graceproducts.com /houston/life.html (3062 words)

	Sam Houston Park
		Sam Houston Park is a proud oasis of living history and wide-open greenness amid modern monuments to corporate and civic institutions.
		The Fourth Ward Cottage was moved from Freedman’s Town to Sam Houston Park in 2002.
		Sam Houston Park opens up around these well-preserved monuments to past lives with a green expanse that invites modern-day visitors to take the air, toss a ball, and have a picnic.
	www.houstontx.gov /parks/samhoustonpark.html (960 words)

	Sam Houston National Forest
		The Sam Houston National Forest, one of four National Forests in Texas, is located 50 miles north of Houston.
		Summers in the Sam Houston National Forest are hot and humid and winters generally are short and mild.
		Soil - The Sam Houston National Forest lies within the Gulf Coastal Plains, and the principal soils were developed from unconsolidated beds of clay, sand, sandy clay, or clay shale materials comprising old non-calcareous sediments of the Tertiary and Pleistocene Ages.
	www.fs.fed.us /r8/texas/recreation/sam_houston/samhouston_gen_info.shtml (3712 words)

	Sam Houston Schoolhouse: Tennessee's Oldest
		Houston was highly active in both the military and politics.
		Houston was attorney general and a two-term congressman while in Tennessee.
		Houston left his mark in Texas by liberating it from Mexican rule and annexing it to the United States.
	www.see-tennessee.com /counties/east_counties/blount/sam_houston_school.htm (657 words)

	Sam Houston at AllExperts
		The Virginia-born Houston was a key figure in the history of Texas, including periods as President of the Republic of Texas, Senator for Texas after it joined the Union, and finally as governor.
		Houston's reputation survived his death: posthumous commemoration has included a memorial museum, a U.S. Army base, an historical park, a university named for him, and the largest statue of an American hero.
		While Houston was in Washington in April 1832, Congressman William Stanbery of Ohio made accusations about Houston in a speech on the floor of Congress.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/sa/sam_houston.htm (2363 words)

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		He later served under Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 and in the Creek Indian wars, receiving a wound in the right shoulder that never fully healed (and two other wounds that did heal.) He became a lawyer, entered politics, served in Congress, and in 1827 was elected governor of Tennessee.
		After his flight to the Cherokee Nation, Houston (as a U.S. citizen) had to get a permit to import nine barrels of liquor for the use of Houston (as a C.N. citizen.) That level of alcohol tolerance does not develop overnight.
		Houston had recently fought a dual for contrived political reasons, and was about to run for reelection against a former political ally.
	hotx.com /alamo/houston.html (836 words)

	Sam Houston
		Houston was an impressive soldier and under the command of Andrew Jackson reached the rank of second lieutenant.
		Houston gradually became involved in the campaign for against Mexican rule in Texas and in November, 1835, was elected Major General of the Texas Army.
		Houston also became Governor of Texas but opposed secession from the Union and after the outbreak of the American Civil War attempted to get Texas to remain neutral.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /WWhoustonS.htm (881 words)

	Sam Houston Statue, Huntsville, Texas.
		The 67-ft. tall (plus 10-ft. base) statue is named "A Tribute to Courage." Sam Houston, celebrated political architect of Texas, towers in concrete above Interstate 45, with walking cane and snappy duds of a 19th century statesman (though he could also be mistaken for a statue of P.T. Barnum).
		Stupendous Sam is touted in attraction literature as the second largest freestanding statue in the US --only bested by the allegorical and over-promoted Statue of Liberty(pssst...
		Sam Houston (1793-1863) remembered the Alamo with his surprise victory/slaughter of Santa Anna's more experienced and professional Mexican Army at San Jacinto, then went on to become President of the Republic of Texas, Governor of the State of Texas, and a US Senator.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/TXHUNsam.html (455 words)

	Sam Houston Center - Texas State Library
		E. Boyt was one of the outstanding pioneers in the development of the cattle-rice-oil economy of the Texas Gulf Coast.
		History: The Sam Houston Center is a direct result of a community and area wide effort to preserve its history.
		The society serves as the Friends of the Sam Houston Center contributing funds for special events and acquisitions which otherwise would not be possible.
	www.tsl.state.tx.us /shc (840 words)

	Port of Houston Authority \| Sam Houston Boat Tour
		Port of Houston Authority officials have announced that - because of popular demand - tours will continue to be conducted on the M/V Sam Houston through part of the month of September.
		Sam Houston will undergo maintenance during the last two weeks of November, but will be open for the first two weeks of that month, as well as the entire month of October.
		Embarking from the port's Sam Houston Pavilion, visiting sightseers can enjoy passing views of international cargo vessels, and operations at the port's Turning Basin Terminal.
	www.portofhouston.com /samhou/samhou.html (580 words)

	Cemeteries - Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery - Burial & Memorials
		By 1949, Fort Sam Houston had 1,500 buildings on more than 3,300 acres and was the headquarters for the Fourth U.S. Army.
		Although the post was established in 1875, the land upon which Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is located did not become a burial ground until approximately half a century later.
		Fort Sam Houston features a memorial pathway lined with a variety of memorials, donated by various organizations, that honor America’s veterans.
	www.cem.va.gov /CEM/cems/nchp/ftsamhouston.asp (1364 words)

	Sam Houston (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sam Houston arrived at Washington-on-the-Brazos on February 29, 1836, where he served as a delegate to the constitutional convention.
		Houston, who had been reconfirmed in his role of commanding-general of the Texas Army, told his fellow delegates to continue their important work and that he would help the men of the Alamo.
		Houston and his staff arrived at Gonzales on March 11, where he found a relief party already gathered.
	www.thealamo.org /sam_houston.htm (456 words)

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