Sam Houston (1793-1863) was an American soldier in the War of 1812, a statesman, a general in the Texas Revolution, the first president of the Republic of Texas, and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He was a White man who lived among Native Americans, a farmer who hated farming, a slave owner who opposed the spread of slavery, a Southerner who supported Northern policies, and a politician who disliked politics.
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1793 - 1863Life of Sam Houston, the first President of the Texas Republic.
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1809Sam Houston runs away from home to live with the Cherokee.
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1813Sam Houston enlists in the army and fights in the War of 1812.
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1823Sam Houston is elected to the US House of Representatives.
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1827Sam Houston is elected governor of Tennessee.
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1829Sam Houston marries for the first time; the marriage fails and he returns to live with the Cherokee.
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1830Sam Houston marries for a second time; runs a trading post with his wife, Tiana.
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1832Sam Houston arrives in Texas.
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1835Sam Houston is elected general of the regular army of Texas.
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1836Sam Houston is elected first President of the Republic of Texas.
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21 Apr 1836Sam Houston defeats Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto.
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1840Houston marries for a third time; is baptized in the Baptist faith, gives up drinking.
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1846Sam Houston is elected US Senator from Texas.
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1859Sam Houston is elected governor of Texas.
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1861Sam Houston is removed from office for refusing to swear allegiance to the Confederacy.
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1863Sam Houston dies of pneumonia.
