A member of the [[Stalwart]] faction in the House,<ref>[https://prabook.com/web/leonidas.houk/3759312 Lenoidas Houk]. ''Prabook''. Retrieved August 25, 2021.</ref> Houk supported Grant in his run for a third non-consecutive presidential term in [[United States presidential election, 1880|1880 election]].<ref name=tennesseeencyclopedia/> He also expressed sympathy for the struggles of poor farmers, reflecting a [[populist]] bent in his district due to the mountainous geographic nature stifling development and thus contributing to poverty. | A member of the [[Stalwart]] faction in the House,<ref>[https://prabook.com/web/leonidas.houk/3759312 Lenoidas Houk]. ''Prabook''. Retrieved August 25, 2021.</ref> Houk supported Grant in his run for a third non-consecutive presidential term in [[United States presidential election, 1880|1880 election]].<ref name=tennesseeencyclopedia/> He also expressed sympathy for the struggles of poor farmers, reflecting a [[populist]] bent in his district due to the mountainous geographic nature stifling development and thus contributing to poverty. |