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Sam Houston   /sæm hjˈustən/   Listen
Sam Houston

noun
1.
United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863).  Synonyms: Houston, Samuel Houston.





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"Sam Houston" Quotes from Famous Books



... it shall be," smiled her father. "Then to-morrow I'll take you to Fort Sam Houston ...
— The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch • Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
... strange disappearance, concerning which the general expressed great anxiety, offering to put up at least a thousand dollars as a reward to any person who would clear up the mystery. One declared he had seen Tickler in company with General Sam Houston; another was willing to swear in court that he saw him last in the company of Senator Douglas; and still another would have sworn he saw him on the day after his departure in the company of one Dabney Grimkey, a writer of sensation novels; ...
— The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter • "Pheleg Van Trusedale"


Words linked to "Sam Houston" :   political leader, pol, politician, full general, Houston, general, Samuel Houston, politico


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