Sam Houston

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Sam Houston was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and military leader best known for securing Texas’s independence from Mexico and serving as both President of the Republic of Texas and later Governor of Texas.

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Sam Houston canonical 51
Samuel Houston 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. senator
governor
human
lawyer
member of the United States House of Representatives
military leader
politician
president of a republic
statesman
associatedWith Cherokee Nation (historical)
surface form: Cherokee Nation

Republic of Texas
Texas Revolution
battle Battle of San Jacinto
burialPlace Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Texas, United States
causeOfDeath pneumonia
commanded Texian Army
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1793-03-02
dateOfDeath 1863-07-26
ethnicGroup Scots-Irish American
familyName Houston
fullName Sam Houston self-linksurface differs
surface form: Samuel Houston
givenName Samuel
honoredBy City of Houston, Texas named after him
Sam Houston National Forest named after him
Sam Houston State University named after him
knownFor leading Texian forces to victory at the Battle of San Jacinto
opposition to Texas secession from the United States
languageSpoken English
some Cherokee
militaryRank Major General (Texian Army)
notableAchievement secured Texas independence from Mexico
notableWork leadership in the Texas Revolution
officeHeld Governor of Tennessee
Governor of Texas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
Mirabeau B. Lamar
surface form: President of the Republic of Texas

United States Senator from Texas
placeOfBirth Rockbridge County, Virginia
surface form: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath Huntsville, Texas, United States
politicalParty Democratic Party
Jacksonian
Unionist
positionEnd Governor of Tennessee: 1829
Governor of Texas: 1861
President of the Republic of Texas term 1: 1838
President of the Republic of Texas term 2: 1844
United States Senator from Texas: 1859
positionStart Governor of Tennessee: 1827
Governor of Texas: 1859
President of the Republic of Texas term 1: 1836
President of the Republic of Texas term 2: 1841
United States Senator from Texas: 1846
religion Baptist
residence Houston
surface form: Houston, Texas

Huntsville, Texas, United States
surface form: Huntsville, Texas

Nacogdoches, Texas
spouse Eliza Allen
Margaret Moffette Lea
Tiana Rogers

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South Houston, Texas namedAfter Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston namedAfter Sam Houston