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| |  HOUSTON:See alsoHenryEllsworth Barbour —HoustonA. P. Bassett —FrankHouston Bassett —FrankHouston Bassett Jr. —OcieHouston Brooks —GeorgeHouston Brown —HoustonHarry Buckley —JohnHouston Burnett —J.Houston Childers —SamHouston Clinton Jr. —JamesHouston Davis —RichardHouston Dudley —RobertHouston Eaves —HoustonEllis —HoustonT. Estes —HoustonE. Ferrell —HoustonIrving Flournoy —HoustonGordon —HoustonHarte —WilliamHouston Jack —HoustonW. Johnson —HoustonJones —SamHouston Jones —DeniseHouston Joyner —SamHouston Justice —ThomasJacob Kennamer —PeterHouston Kostmayer —HoustonLandon —AndrewHouston Longino —HoustonLovelace —HoustonMcMurray —SamHouston Melton Jr. —TheodoreW. Metcalfe —HoustonMyers —FrancisPhilo Phelps —FrancisPhilo Phelps —JamesHouston Price —AlbertHouston Roberts —JohnHouston Savage —HoustonH. Smelser —JamesHouston Thomas —HoustonThompson —GeorgeE. Van Kennen —HoustonWilson —HoustonGoff Young | | Houston, A. M. — of Illinois. Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Illinois,1828.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Andrew Jackson(1854-1941) —of La Porte,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Independence,WashingtonCounty, Tex.,June 21,1854.Lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1892 (Republican), 1910 (Prohibition), 1912 (Prohibition);U.S.Senator from Texas, 1941; died in office 1941.Died in ahospitalatBaltimore,Md.,June 26,1941 (age87 years, 5days).Originally entombed atAbbeyMausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reintermentatTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Houston, Ben S. — of Mooresville,IredellCounty, N.C.Democrat. Postmaster atMooresville,N.C., 1947-66 (acting, 1947).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Byron D. — of Mansfield,TollandCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Mansfield; elected 1926.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, C. S. — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1938, 1940, 1942.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Charles Bell(1845-1907) —also known asCharles B. Houston — of Millsboro,SussexCounty, Del.Born inSussexCounty, Del.,December30, 1845.Democrat.Lumberbusiness;bankdirector; director, Delaware, Maryland & VirginiaRailroad;member ofDelawarestate senate from Sussex County, 1891-94.Died, from akidneyailment, in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,June 25,1907 (age61 years, 177days).Interment atMillsboroCemetery, Millsboro, Del.  | Houston, Clarence O. (b.1854) —of Salisbury,CharitonCounty, Mo.Born inCharitonCounty, Mo.,April 6,1854.Democrat.Farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Chariton County, 1917-24.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Married,September12, 1878, to Alla Elliott. | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Houston, Claudius H. — of Tennessee. Republican.Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1929-30.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, David F. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1872.Burial location unknown.  | Houston, David Franklin(1866-1940) —also known asDavid F. Houston — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Monroe,UnionCounty, N.C.,February17, 1866.Superintendentof schools;universityprofessor;president,Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1902-05;president,University of Texas, 1905-08;chancellor,Washington University, St. Louis, 1908-16;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1920-21; vice president, AmericanTelephoneandTelegraphCo. and president, BellTelephoneSecurities Co.; president, MutualLifeInsurance Company of New York, 1930-1940; director, United StatesSteelCorporation.Member,AmericanEconomic Association.Died, fromheartdisease, at the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September2, 1940 (age74 years, 198days).Interment atMemorialCemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y. | | Houston, Felix —U.S.Attorney for Mississippi, 1828-30.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Frank A. — of Fairbury,JeffersonCounty, Neb.Mayorof Fairbury, Neb.; elected 1913.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, G. M. — of Harrisonville,CassCounty, Mo.Postmaster atHarrisonville,Mo., 1887.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, George — of South Middletown (now Middletown),OrangeCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1848.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, George B. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1903.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, George S. — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Postmaster atDayton,Ohio, 1826-31.Burial location unknown.  | Houston, George Smith(1811-1879) —also known asGeorge S. Houston — of Athens,LimestoneCounty, Ala.Born near Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,January17, 1811.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1832;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1841-49, 1851-61 (at-large 1841-43,5th District 1843-49, 1851-61);Governor ofAlabama, 1874-78;U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1879; died in office 1879.Slaveowner. Died in Athens,LimestoneCounty, Ala.,December31, 1879 (age68 years, 348days).Interment atAthensCity Cemetery, Athens, Ala. | | Houston, H. H. — of Kentucky. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1872, 1876.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Helen — of Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas,1940.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Henry Aydelotte(1847-1925) —also known asHenry A. Houston — of Millsboro,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Dagsboro,SussexCounty, Del.,July 10,1847.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1903-05.Died in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,April 5,1925 (age77 years, 269days).Interment atMillsboroCemetery, Millsboro, Del. | | Houston, Henry Aydelotte(1890-1979) —also known asHenry A. Houston — of Michigan. Born in Delaware,March29, 1890.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1932.Died in1979(ageabout89 years).Interment atWhiteChapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich. | | Houston, Howard E. — of Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Republican.Mayorof Meriden, Conn., 1949-51; defeated, 1951;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 5th District, 1965.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Howard H. — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Mayorof Chester, Pa., 1902-05.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, J. W. — of Virgil,BeadleCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1897-98.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, James(1767-1819) —Born in Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.,October10, 1767.U.S.District Judge for Maryland, 1806-19; died in office 1819.Died in Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.,June 8,1819 (age51 years, 241days).Burial location unknown. | | Houston, James D. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1884.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, James R. — Independent American candidate forGovernor ofNevada, 1974.Still living as of 1974. | | Houston, Jefferson E. — of Illinois. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, John — of Guilford,PiscataquisCounty, Maine.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, John L. — of Thompsonville, Enfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate senate 2nd District, 1877-78; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Connecticut,1884.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, John Mills(1890-1975) —also known asJohn M. Houston — of Newton,HarveyCounty, Kan.; Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.;Washington,D.C.Born near Formoso,JewellCounty, Kan.,September15, 1890.Democrat.Actor;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lumberdealer;mayor ofNewton, Kan., 1927-31;U.S.Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1935-43; defeated, 1942;member, National Labor Relations Board, 1943-53; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kansas,1944.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Lions.Died in Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,April29, 1975 (age84 years, 226days).Entombed atMelroseAbbey Memorial Park, Anaheim, Calif. | | Houston, John Mitchell(1832-1893) —also known asJohn M. Houston — Born inSussexCounty, Del.,April26, 1832.Delawarestate treasurer, 1883-87.Died inSussexCounty, Del.,December25, 1893 (age61 years, 243days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Sussex County, Del.  | Houston, John Mitchell Moore(1879-1941) —also known asJohn M. Houston — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,July 15,1879.Democrat.Grocer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 5th District,1913-14.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,September9, 1941 (age62 years, 56days).Interment atLakesideCemetery, Dover, Del. | | | Houston, John W., Jr. — ofKentCounty, Del.Republican. Member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 2nd District, 1905-08.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, John Wallace(1814-1896) —also known asJohn W. Houston — of Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Concord,SussexCounty, Del.,May 4,1814.Secretaryof state of Delaware, 1841-45;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1845-51; state court judgein Delaware, 1855.Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.,April26, 1896 (age81 years, 358days).Interment atPresbyterianCemetery, Lewes, Del. | | Houston, Keith F. — Green. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 13th District, 2012.Still living as of 2012. | | Houston, Kevin — Libertarian. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1998.Still living as of 1998. | | Houston, Locke E. — of Aberdeen,MonroeCounty, Miss.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,1876.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Marvin — of Milford,LassenCounty, Calif.American Independent candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,2004(on behalf ofMichaelPeroutka andChuckBaldwin).Still living as of 2004. | | Houston, Nathan F. — of Belfast,WaldoCounty, Maine.Republican.Mayorof Belfast, Maine, 1876-77.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Oscar E. — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Houston, R. C. — ofGrantCounty, Ind.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1892,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, R. L. — of Pennsylvania. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1868.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, R. R. — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKentucky,1864.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Robert G. — ofUnionCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1898-99.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Robert Griffith(1867-1946) —also known asRobert G. Houston — of Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Milton,SussexCounty, Del.,October13, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County, 1892;newspaperpublisher;banker;U.S.Collector of Customs at Wilmington, Del., Delaware, 1903-05;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1925-33; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Delaware,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee); Independent Republican candidate forU.S.Senator from Delaware, 1936.Died in ahospitalat Lewes,SussexCounty, Del.,January29, 1946 (age78 years, 108days).Interment atPresbyterianCemetery, Lewes, Del. | | Houston, Robert J. — of Pennsylvania. Greenback candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1886.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Robert L. — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Republican. Postmaster atBirmingham,Ala., 1889-93; delegate to Republican National Convention fromAlabama,1892.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Robert W. — of Columbia,LancasterCounty, Pa.Chiefburgess of Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1835-36.Burial location unknown. | | Houston,SamSeeSamuel Houston | | Houston, Sam — of Lewisville,DentonCounty, Tex.Mayorof Lewisville, Tex., 1969-73.Still living as of 1973. | | Houston, Sam — Democrat. Candidate forjustice ofTexas state supreme court, 2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Houston, Samuel — ofLancasterCounty, Pa.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 7th District, 1828-32.Burial location unknown.  | Houston, Samuel(1793-1863) —also known asSam Houston — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Huntsville,WalkerCounty, Tex.Born near Lexington,RockbridgeCounty, Va.,March 2,1793.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1823-27 (at-large 1823-25, 7thDistrict 1825-27);Governor ofTennessee, 1827-29;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Nacogdoches, 1833;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Augustine,1835;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Refugio, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836;Presidentof the Texas Republic, 1836-38, 1841-44; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1838;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1846-59;Governor ofTexas, 1859-61.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died ofpneumonia,in Huntsville,WalkerCounty, Tex.,July 26,1863 (age70 years, 146days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Huntsville, Tex.; statue erected 1925 atHermanPark, Houston, Tex.| | Relatives:Father ofAndrew Jackson Houston; secondgreat-grandfather of Jean Houston Baldwin (who marriedMarionPrice Daniel); third great-grandfather ofMarionPrice Daniel Jr.; cousin *** ofDavidHubbard. | | | | Political family:Daniel-Houstonfamily of Texas. | | | | Houston counties inMinn.,Tenn. andTex. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofHouston,Texas, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipsSS Sam Houston (built 1941, atHouston,Texas; torpedoed and sunk 1942 in theAtlanticOcean) andSS Sam Houston II (built 1943 at the sameshipyard; scrapped 1959) werenamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:HoustonJustice—SamH. Jones—SamHouston Clinton, Jr.—SamH. Melton, Jr. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Sam Houston: James L.Haley,SamHouston — Marquis James,TheRaven : A Biography of Sam Houston — Randolph B.Campbell,SamHouston and the American Southwest — John F. Kennedy,Profilesin Courage — Jean Fritz,MakeWay for Sam Houston (for young readers) | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | | Houston, Samuel H. — of Louisiana. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromLouisiana,1868.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Sherman P. — of Malta Bend,SalineCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Thelma — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1968.Female.Still living as of 1968. | | Houston, Thomas E. — of Elkhorn,McDowellCounty, W.Va.; Welch,McDowellCounty, W.Va.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1896(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1904,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Victor Stewart Kaleoaloha(1876-1959) —also known asVictor S. K. Houston — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 22,1876.Republican.Delegateto U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1927-33; defeated, 1932;delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory,1928(ConventionVice-President; member,ResolutionsCommittee),1932.Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,July 31,1959 (age83 years, 9days).Interment atOahuCemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii. | | Houston, W. D. — of Ottawa,FranklinCounty, Kan.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromKansas,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, W. P. — ofCassCounty, Mo.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cass County, 1905-08;candidate forMissouristate senate 17th District, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, Wallace B. — of Pennsylvania. U.S. Consular Agent inCaimanera, 1918.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, William — of Indiana. Progressive. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, William — of Alexandria,RapidesParish, La.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromLouisiana,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, William C., Jr. — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1928(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Burial location unknown. | | Houston, William Cannon(1852-1931) —also known asWilliam C. Houston — of Shelbyville,BedfordCounty, Tenn.; Woodbury,CannonCounty, Tenn.Born near Shelbyville,BedfordCounty, Tenn.,March17, 1852.Newspaperpublisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Tennessee,1872;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1877-79, 1881-85;lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Tennessee,1889;circuit judge in Tennessee, 1895-1904;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1905-19; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Tennessee,1920.Christian.Died near Woodbury,CannonCounty, Tenn.,August30, 1931 (age79 years, 166days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Woodbury, Tenn. | | Houston, William Churchill(c.1746-1788) —ofSomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Sumter District (nowSumterCounty), S.C., about 1746.Collegeprofessor; served in the Continental Army during theRevolutionary War; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1777-78;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1779-81, 1784-85;lawyer;clerk, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1781-88;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.Presbyterian.Died oftuberculosis,while lodging at aninn inFrankford, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August12, 1788 (ageabout 42years).Interment atMt.Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Houston, William F. — of Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.Mayorof Newburyport, Mass., 1905-06.Burial location unknown. | | Houston, William L. — ofWashington,D.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District ofColumbia,1944(alternate),1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Houston, William R. — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Member of New York American Labor Party Executive Committee, 1945. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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