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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8240233, member: 20201&quot;]<font size="6"><b>Sam Houston - Texas </b></font></p><p><b>Medallic Art Co Statehood Medal</b></p><p><b>Bronze 1.25 in</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450304[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1450305[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Fought in the War of 1812, wounded twice and favored by Andrew Jackson.</p><p>In 1822, Houston was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Tennessee. He won the race for Governor of Tennessee in 1827 but scandals of infidelity caused him to lose Eliza, his first of three wives and the chance for re-election.</p><p>Houston also was blamed for giving Indian tribes supplies which caused him a lot of grief. He beat William Stanbery with a cane, was arrested and left for Mexico without paying a $500.00 judgement.</p><p>He left for Texas in December 1832 and was immediately swept up in the politics of what was still a part of the Mexican state of Coahuila, attending the Convention of 1833 as representative for Nacogdoches.</p><p>Houston emerged as a supporter of William Harris Wharton and his brother, who promoted independence from Mexico. The Texas Army commissioned Houston as Major General in November 1835.</p><p>After the Alamo, Houston&#039;s army defeated Santa Anna who was forced to sign the Treaty of Velasco, granting Texas its independence. Houston was injured by a stray bullet which shattered his ankle.</p><p>Houston was twice elected President of the Republic of Texas.</p><p>After the annexation of Texas by the United States in 1845, Houston was elected to the U.S. Senate by the Texas state legislature.</p><p>He was sworn in as Governor on December 21, 1859. Upon election, he became the only person elected to serve as governor of two U.S. states, Texas and Tennessee, by popular vote.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although Houston was a slave owner and opposed abolition, he opposed the secession of Texas from the Union. An elected convention voted to secede from the United States on February 1, 1861, and Texas joined the Confederate States of America on March 2, 1861. Houston refused to recognize its legality, but the Texas legislature upheld the legitimacy of secession. The political forces that brought about Texas&#039;s secession were powerful enough to replace the state&#039;s Unionist governor. Houston chose not to resist, stating, &quot;I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her. To avert this calamity, I shall make no endeavor to maintain my authority as Chief Executive of this State, except by the peaceful exercise of my functions ... &quot; He was evicted from his office on March 16, 1861, for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450302[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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