Sam Houston was an American lawyer and politician who became a leader in the Texas Revolution. He served as president of the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1838 and again from 1841 to 1844. He also helped Texas become a U.S. state in 1845. Later, he was one of Texas’s first two U.S. senators and served as governor of Texas.
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