Houston Chronology

• 1793--Born--Born March 2, 1793.

• 1807--Boyhood--Moved to Tennessee.

• 1808--Indians--Ran away to live with the Cherokee Indians.

• 1812--Teacher--Became a school teacher.

• 1813--Army--Joined the army with General Andrew Jackson.

• 1814--Battle--Wounded with an arrow and two musket balls in the Battle of Horseshoe bend.

• 1818--Lawyer--Gave up his dream of a military career, resigned and went to Nashville to study law.

• 1823--Congress--Won election as a Congressman for Tennessee.

• 1827--Governor 1--Elected governor of Tennessee after a whirlwind campaign.

• 1829--Tragedy--Married Eliza Allen and within three short months the marriage failed and Houston resigned as governor in disgrace.

• 1829--Indians--Moved to Arkansas to live with the Cherokees.

• 1832--Texas--Gone to Texas.

• 1836--San Jacinto--As Commander-in-Chief of the Texas army. Sam Houston won the battle of San Jacinto which liberated Texas.

• 1836--President 1--Elected President of the Republic of Texas.

• 1840--Marriage--Married Margaret Lea in Alabama.

• 1841--President 2--Elected for a second term as President of Texas.

• 1846--Senate--Elected U.S. Senator from Texas when Texas entered the Union.

• 1859--Governor 2--Elected governor of Texas.

• 1861--Honor--Removed from office as governor because he opposed secession of Texas from the United States.

• 1863--Death--Died in Huntsville, Texas after a short illness, with his wife Margaret at his side.