List of works on Sam Houston

Samuel "Sam" Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) represented the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives, and was elected Governor of Tennessee. He resigned the governorship in 1829 and lived with the Cherokee in the Arkansas Territory. The Cherokee named him "Golanv" meaning "The Raven". In 1832 he moved to Coahuila y Tejas and was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836. Houston's army captured Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna during the Battle of San Jacinto. Houston was elected the 1st and 3rd President of the Republic of Texas. After Texas annexation to the United States, Houston represented Texas in the United States Senate. He was the 7th Governor of Texas when the state seceded from the Union on March 5, 1861. He refused to sign a loyalty oath to the Confederate States of America and was removed from office on March 16.