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Houston then opened a legal practice in Lebanon, Tennessee, where he then became the attorney general of the Nashville district before the end of 1818  and also a commander in the state militia. In 1822 he was elected to the House of Representatives for Tennessee, where he strongly supported fellow Tennessean Andrew Jackson. He was congressman from 1823-1827.  He won reelection in 1825, but refused to run in 1827, where instead he ran for governor of Tennessee and won. Houston resigned in 1828 after a marriage to a woman named Eliza Allen that ended very quickly.

Houston then opened a legal practice in Lebanon, Tennessee, where he then became the attorney general of the Nashville district before the end of 1818  and also a commander in the state militia. In 1822 he was elected to the House of Representatives for Tennessee, where he strongly supported fellow Tennessean Andrew Jackson. He was congressman from 1823-1827.  He won reelection in 1825, but refused to run in 1827, where instead he ran for governor of Tennessee and won. Houston resigned in 1828 after a marriage to a woman named Eliza Allen that ended very quickly.

Houston traveled to the Cherokee nation where he lived amongst the Indians once more. He set up a trading post, and apparently drank very heavily while there. His second marriage to a Cherokee woman ended unsuccessfully, and Houston’s friendship with Jackson was crippled, when Jackson learned of Houston’s abandonment of his wife and job in government.

Houston traveled to the Cherokee nation where he lived amongst the Indians once more, and set up a trading post there. His second marriage to a Cherokee woman ended unsuccessfully, and Houston’s friendship with Jackson was crippled, when Jackson learned of Houston’s abandonment of his wife and job in government.

On a business trip to Washington D.C. and New York Congressman William Stanbery of Ohio made hurtful accusations about Houston, and used them to attack President Jackson on the floor of Congress. When he refused to answer Houston’s letters, Houston infuriated, tracked him down and beat him with a hickory cane. Houston was arrested and hired Francis Scott Key as his lawyer. They lost in a high-profile case, but thanks to Houston’s highly placed friends, including James Polk, he was only slightly reprimanded. However, Stanbery filed charges against Houston in civil court, where the judge found him liable and ordered Houston to pay a $500 fine. Houston never paid the fine, and fled to Texas.

On a business trip to Washington D.C. and New York Congressman William Stanbery of Ohio made hurtful accusations about Houston, and used them to attack President Jackson on the floor of Congress. When he refused to answer Houston’s letters, Houston infuriated, tracked him down and beat him with a hickory cane. Houston was arrested and hired Francis Scott Key as his lawyer. They lost in a high-profile case, but thanks to Houston’s highly placed friends, including James Polk, he was only slightly reprimanded. However, Stanbery filed charges against Houston in civil court, where the judge found him liable and ordered Houston to pay a $500 fine. Houston never paid the fine, and fled to Texas.

Houston was the Texas president from 1836-1838 and again from 1840-1844 (The current Constitution did not allow consecutive terms and in between he was once again a state representative). Houston ran for Texas governor twice, once unsuccessfully in 1857, and again successfully in 1859 as a Unionist. Houston warned of the Civil War and was evicted from his governorship when he refused to pledge support to the Confederacy in 1861. He retired to Huntsville where he died after a few months due to pneumonia.

Houston was the Texas president from 1836-1838 and again from 1840-1844 (The current Constitution did not allow consecutive terms and in between he was once again a state representative). Houston ran for Texas governor twice, once unsuccessfully in 1857, and again successfully in 1859 as a Unionist. Houston warned of the Civil War and was evicted from his governorship when he refused to pledge support to the Confederacy in 1861. He retired to Huntsville where he died after a few months due to pneumonia.

Sam Houston is the only person to have served as governor for two states. His numerous offices included governor, president, attorney general, senator, house representative, and state delegate. Houston was an alcoholic, with opium addiction, had three wives, and refused to pay a fine after beating a man with a cane. He was obviously not the most respectable leader, but he was the most influential, and important leader in Texas history.

Sam Houston is the only person to have served as governor for two states. His numerous offices included governor, president, attorney general, senator, house representative, and state delegate.