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Andrew Jackson Houston (June 21, 1854 – June 26, 1941) was an American politician. He was a son of the famous Texas founder and statesman Sam Houston and his wife Margaret Lea Houston, and was named for his father's mentor Andrew Jackson.
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.
Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, and Sam Houston, one of the key figures in the Texan Revolution, first met in the War of 1812, when Houston joined the U.S. Army. Their paths crossed when Jackson, a Major General, noticed Houston’s courage, tenacity, and leadership skills.
Learn about the life and legacy of Andrew Jackson Houston, the son of Sam Houston and a US senator for Texas. He was a military leader, a lawyer, a historian, and a progressive politician who advocated for prohibition and women's suffrage.
8 de dez. de 2021 · Andrew Jackson Houston, politician, son of Sam and Margaret (Lea) Houston, was born at Independence, Texas, on June 21, 1854. In 1874, after attending various military academies and colleges including Baylor, he mustered the Travis Rifles to protect the new post-Reconstruction Democratic legislature. He was admitted to the bar at Tyler in 1876 ...
Andrew Jackson Houston (June 21, 1854 – June 26, 1941) was an American politician. He was a son of the famous Texas hero and statesman Sam Houston and his wife Margaret Lea Houston, and was named for his father's mentor Andrew Jackson.
The Battle of the Alamo. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. However, the following month, Sam Houston led his forces to defeat Santa Anna’s army at the Battle of San Jacinto, and forced Santa Anna to recognize Texan independence.
