{"id":2641,"date":"2023-08-01T15:22:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houston-yes.com\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2023-08-01T15:22:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:22:46","slug":"general-and-the-man-after-whom-houston-is-named-sam-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houston-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/general-and-the-man-after-whom-houston-is-named-sam-houston","title":{"rendered":"General and the Man after whom Houston is named Sam Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Samuel (Sam) Huston who was a lawyer, soldier and politician is known as the leader of the Texas Revolution. He became the first president of the Republic of Texas after leading the Texian forces to victory over the army of Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto. He was also one of the first two United States senators to represent the state. <a href=\"https:\/\/houston-yes.com\/uk\/\">Houston-yes.com<\/a> will tell you more about the life and professional journey of the man in whose honor the city of Houston was named.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a13c029992d5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a13c029992d5\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/houston-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/general-and-the-man-after-whom-houston-is-named-sam-houston\/#Tribe_member\" >Tribe member<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/houston-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/general-and-the-man-after-whom-houston-is-named-sam-houston\/#Military_lawyer_and_politician\" >Military, lawyer and politician<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/houston-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/general-and-the-man-after-whom-houston-is-named-sam-houston\/#Life_with_Cherokee_and_political_scandal\" >Life with Cherokee and political scandal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/houston-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/general-and-the-man-after-whom-houston-is-named-sam-houston\/#Commander-in-Chief_during_the_Texas_Revolution\" >Commander-in-Chief during the Texas Revolution<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/houston-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/general-and-the-man-after-whom-houston-is-named-sam-houston\/#President_Senator_and_Governor_of_Texas\" >President, Senator and Governor of Texas<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tribe_member\"><\/span>Tribe member<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel was born in Rockbridge County, Virginiaon, on March 2, 1793. The boy&#8217;s parents came from Scottish and Irish immigrants who anchored in America in the 1730s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After his father died, 13-year-old Sam, his mother and eight siblings moved to Tennessee. In 1809, the young rebel secretly escaped from home and spent almost 3 years with the Cherokee people in eastern TN. In the tribe, Sam learned their language and borrowed many of their customs. These skills proved useful in his future career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Military_lawyer_and_politician\"><\/span>Military, lawyer and politician<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Houston entered the U.S. Army in 1812 to fend off Britain. While serving under Andrew Jackson, he was critically wounded in March 1814. Pieces of a musket bullet stuck in his right shoulder. When he recovered, Jackson&#8217;s troops won a final victory at the Battle of New Orleans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.houston-yes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/07\/ol-k4u8mbk7a0tj80bzb2hiouvcyexaqyvb69okyplmex2zk7f6ix82hrstynued_aqa0rxwmrvvgc5w4sx5-kxpnjgcabtqubhsva8dkcg5ij3f1mq9i5xpo0gpeoucmb9-dgozfulhnwhy71lvl6o.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1817, Houston was appointed a sub-agent of the United States. He was responsible for relocating the Cherokee from Tennessee to a reservation in Arkansas. Huston left the army to pursue a career as a lawyer in 1818. Sam became the commander of the Tennessee militia with the assistance of Jackson, who was very impressed by his valor. Following his post as the district attorney in Nashville, Samuel joined the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1823, along with Jackson, who had just become senator, Houston went to Washington. In 1825, Samuel won a second term in Congress, and in 1827, at 34, he became Tennessee governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.houston-yes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/07\/qe2ntvjnstpqsuh8wsh2m4bwjnoijecj7vtoe8-8qbcz_jyx_oqixgsxnals6nnsfyje-48f-7tzixgh_o6ai3jryzhhoxpzbcmi8lilvpj1rncejuug1if6mpmvucbou5gsbxzqtqwu9gwjma5mr5a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Two years later, the politician married Eliza Allen, who left him 3 months after the wedding. The family scandal, which was provoked by unknown reasons, caused irreparable damage to Houston&#8217;s reputation. In April 1829, he quited as governor and went to Arkansas, where he was officially accepted into the tribe of Cherokee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Life_with_Cherokee_and_political_scandal\"><\/span>Life with Cherokee and political scandal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel actively encouraged the Native Americans to achieve peace with the neighboring tribes in the Indian Territory. He made a match with a Cherokee woman, Tiana Rogers, in 1830. The wedding ceremony was low-key as it was the second marriage for both Sam and Tiana: she was a widow. It is interesting that Tiana met Houston for the first time when she was 10 years old. Returning to the tribe as an elder, the man was stunned by the beauty of the woman. The Tennessee community did not welcome this marriage, as Sam had not yet officially divorced his first wife, Eliza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The couple opened a trading station together. Houston repeatedly traveled to Washington as a representative from the Cherokee Nation in the government to expose the fraud practiced by its agents against the Indians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In March 1832, a conflict arose during a debate in Congress over Jackson&#8217;s policy toward Native Americans. William Stanbery, a Congressman from Ohio, accused Houston of trying to take advantage of the government. An outraged Samuel beat Stanbury with a cane two weeks later. Sam was arrested after that. Washington lawyer Francis Scott Key defended the rights of the politician before the House in court. Houston was officially reprimanded and fined because of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Commander-in-Chief_during_the_Texas_Revolution\"><\/span>Commander-in-Chief during the Texas Revolution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1832, Sam arrived in Texas, which was then still part of Mexico. Jackson sent Houston here to negotiate with Indians concerning the protection of traders on the border in the U.S. Tiana refused to follow her husband to Texas, and they parted ways. Later, the woman remarried. In Nacogdoches city, Samuel converted to Catholicism and opened a law practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the 1833 Convention, where Sam was a delegate from Nacogdoches, Anglo-Texan settlers headed by Stephen Austin appealed to the Mexican government to detach Texas. Austin was arrested and detained until mid-1835 when he came to deliver the petition to Mexico City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October 1835, the Texas War for Independence broke out. Enemy troops clashed in the battle in Gonzales. At this time, Houston was appointed commander-in-chief of the Texas Army. He managed to enter into an agreement with the Cherokee people who lived in eastern Texas. Even when the Mexicans besieged the fort complex at San Antonio, Sam was present at the Convention in March 1836, where the libeartion of Texas was declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Mexicans began to push forward, Houston ordered his soldiers to retreat east of Gonzales. Such a strategic decision allowed him to better prepare the troop and gain victory at San Jacinto. The fight for Texas independence was crowned with success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.houston-yes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/07\/w6odqmmn33kih-jqyjzu7gsaa9bye0o38vzxgcckdgcvjy1nq6xcgtyk6c1d53cg-vq9nclidalck4hqryw8zp3owye1l09pqekc9zwa2ykbovi7074vonkuu_xozcfo-arevrxiask1pffk5oii08q.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"President_Senator_and_Governor_of_Texas\"><\/span>President, Senator and Governor of Texas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Owing to his heroic reputation, Samuel became the president of the Republic of Texas twice. The city of Houston was the first capital of the republic named after Samuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1840, Sam wed Margaret Moffett Lea, who was 21 at the time. The couple had 8 children. Texas became the 28th state in 1845. Houston then returned to Washington in the capacity of one of the American senators from the newly formed state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.houston-yes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/07\/9mtqkoioxeayimxztp1obbl3s-vyyq9jsmofdo3jafyfd-rtkhgthmmhhasliufjyf6fqq9snpczqq_3axeh8vspfvpmv3hnyumiycnvngkm15_26wtu6wemxjqoimfzmdc7diedewsr_eserh7lfsu.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1846, he joined the Democratic Party. While serving in the Senate from 1846 to 1859, Sam gained a reputation as an unflinching Unionist during the escalating conflicts over slavery. It should be mentioned that Houston was a slave owner. Nevertheless, he repeatedly voted against its spreading on the territory of the States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, Sam was one of two senators from the South who voted against the Kansas-Nebraska Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1854. Under this Act, the population of the newly created territories of Kansas and Nebraska had the right to tackle the problem of legalizing or prohibiting slavery at its own discretion. The senator&#8217;s opposition spelled the end of his career in Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam failed to become the governor of Texas in 1857. He worked in the Senate until the end of his term and resigned in 1859. His last year in the Senate, the politician advocated for the establishment of a protectorate over Mexico and Central America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1859, Samuel once again ran for the post of governor, and this time he succeeded. A few months before the American Civil War, he was the only governor from a southern state, who opposed the disunion policy aimed at slavery preservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas eventually voted for secession. The politician accepted the residents&#8217; decision but refused to swear allegiance to the CSA, a self-proclaimed independent state in the southern United States. Sam was subsequently dismissed from the office of governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel continued to support the South even staying out of politics. His son Sam Jr. fought for the Confederacy and was wounded in one of the battles. The rest of the years, Houston lived with his family in Huntsville, located in southeast Texas. The prominent politician and soldier died in 1863 from pneumonia at 70. Sam&#8217;s name has been commemorated in many ways, but naming the city after him became the greatest homage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samuel (Sam) Huston who was a lawyer, soldier and politician is known as the leader of the Texas Revolution. He became the first president of the Republic of Texas after leading the Texian forces to victory over the army of Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto. 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