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See also
Henry
Ellsworth Barbour —
Houston
A. P. Bassett —
Frank
Houston Bassett —
Frank
Houston Bassett, Jr. —
Ocie
Houston Brooks —
George
Houston Brown —
John
Houston Burnett —
Sam
Houston Clinton, Jr. —
James
Houston Davis —
Richard
Houston Dudley —
Houston
Ellis —
Houston
Irving Flournoy —
Houston
Gordon —
Houston
Harte —
William
Houston Jack —
Sam
Houston Jones —
Denise
Houston Joyner —
Peter
Houston Kostmayer —
Andrew
Houston Longino —
Houston
Lovelace —
Houston
McMurray —
Sam
Houston Melton, Jr. —
Theodore
W. Metcalfe —
Houston
Myers —
Francis
Philo Phelps —
Francis
Philo Phelps —
James
Houston Price —
Albert
Houston Roberts —
John
Houston Savage —
James
Houston Thomas —
Houston
Thompson —
Houston
Wilson —
Houston
Goff Young |
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Houston, A. M. —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1828.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, Andrew Jackson
(1854-1941) —
of La Porte, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Independence, Washington
County, Tex., June 21,
1854.
Son of Samuel Houston.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1941; died in office 1941.
Died in a hospital
at Baltimore,
Md., June 26,
1941 (age 87 years, 5
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Houston, Byron D. —
of Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Mansfield; elected 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, C. S. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1938, 1940, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, Claudius H. —
of Tennessee.
Republican. Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1929-30.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, David Franklin
(1866-1940) —
also known as David F. Houston —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., February
17, 1866.
Son of William H. Houston and Cornelia Anne (Stevens) Houston.
Superintendent
of schools; university
professor; president,
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1902-05; president,
University of Texas, 1905-08; chancellor,
Washington University, St. Louis, 1908-16; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1920-21; vice president, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Co. and president, Bell Telephone
Securities Co.; president, Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York, 1930-1940; director, United States
Steel
Corporation.
Member, American
Economic Association.
Died, from heart
disease, at the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
2, 1940 (age 74 years, 198
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, near Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y.
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Houston, Felix —
U.S.
Attorney for Mississippi, 1828-30.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, George —
of South Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, George B. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, George Smith
(1811-1879) —
also known as George S. Houston —
of Athens, Limestone
County, Ala.
Born near Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., January
17, 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1832; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1841-49, 1851-61 (at-large 1841-43,
5th District 1843-49, 1851-61); Governor of
Alabama, 1874-78; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1879; died in office 1879.
Died in Athens, Limestone
County, Ala., December
31, 1879 (age 68 years, 348
days).
Interment at Athens
City Cemetery, Athens, Ala.
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Houston, H. H. —
of Kentucky.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1872, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, Helen —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, Henry A.
(1890-1979) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1890.
Son of Henry Aydelotte Houston.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1932.
Died in 1979
(age about
89 years).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Houston, Henry Aydelotte
(1847-1925) —
also known as Henry A. Houston —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del., July 10,
1847.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1903-05.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., April 5,
1925 (age 77 years, 269
days).
Interment at Brotherhood
Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.
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Houston, Howard E. —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Mayor of
Meriden, Conn., 1938, 1951; defeated, 1951; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 5th District, 1965.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, Howard H. —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Chester, Pa., 1902-05.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, J. W. —
of Virgil, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1897-98.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, James D. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, James R. —
Independent American candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
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Houston, Jefferson E. —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, John —
of Guilford, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, John L. —
of Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1877-78; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, John Mills
(1890-1975) —
also known as John M. Houston —
of Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Formoso, Jewell
County, Kan., September
15, 1890.
Son of Samuel J. Houston and Dora (Nieves) Houston.
Democrat. Actor;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumber
dealer; mayor of
Newton, Kan., 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1935-43; defeated, 1942;
member, National Labor
Relations Board, 1943-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., April 29,
1975 (age 84 years, 226
days).
Interment at Melrose
Abbey Cemetery, Anaheim, Calif.
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Houston, John Wallace
(1814-1896) —
also known as John W. Houston —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Concord, Sussex
County, Del., May 4,
1814.
Secretary
of state of Delaware, 1841; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1845-51; state court judge
in Delaware, 1855.
Died April 26,
1896 (age 81 years, 358
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Lewes, Del.
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Houston, Kevin —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Houston, Locke E. —
of Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, Nathan F. —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Republican. Mayor of
Belfast, Maine, 1876-77.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, Oscar E. —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, R. L. —
of Pennsylvania.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, Robert G. —
of Union
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1898-99.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, Robert Griffith
(1867-1946) —
also known as Robert G. Houston —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Milton, Sussex
County, Del., October
13, 1867.
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1925-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1928;
Independent Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1936.
Died in a hospital
at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., January
29, 1946 (age 78 years, 108
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Lewes, Del.
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Houston, Robert J. —
of Pennsylvania.
Greenback candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1886.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, Robert W. —
of Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Chief
burgess of Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1835-36.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sam See Samuel Houston |
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Houston, Samuel —
of Lancaster
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 7th District, 1828-32.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, Samuel
(1793-1863) —
also known as Sam Houston —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Huntsville, Walker
County, Tex.
Born near Lexington, Rockbridge
County, Va., March 2,
1793.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1823-27 (at-large 1823-25, 7th
District 1825-27); Governor of
Tennessee, 1827-29; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Nacogdoches, 1833;
delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Augustine,
1835; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Refugio, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; President
of the Texas Republic, 1836-38, 1841-44; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1838; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1846-59; Governor of
Texas, 1859-61.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of pneumonia,
in Huntsville, Walker
County, Tex., July 26,
1863 (age 70 years, 146
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Huntsville, Tex.; statue erected 1925 at Herman
Park, Houston, Tex.
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Houston, Samuel H. —
of Louisiana.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, T. E. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1904,
1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, Victor Stewart Kaleoaloha
(1876-1959) —
also known as Victor S. K. Houston —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 22,
1876.
Republican. Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1927-33; defeated, 1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1928,
1932.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, July 31,
1959 (age 83 years, 9
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Houston, W. C., Jr. —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, Wallace B. —
of Pennsylvania.
U.S. Consular Agent in Caimanera, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, William —
of Indiana.
Progressive. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, William —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, William Cannon
(1852-1931) —
also known as William C. Houston —
of Woodbury, Cannon
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., March 17,
1852.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1876, 1880;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1888;
state court judge in Tennessee, 1894; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1905-19.
Christian.
Died in 1931
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Woodbury, Tenn.
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Houston, William Churchill
(c.1746-1788) —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in South Carolina, about 1746.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1777-78; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1779-81, 1784-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.
Presbyterian.
Died of tuberculosis,
August
12, 1788 (age about 42
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, William F. —
of Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass.
Mayor
of Newburyport, Mass., 1905-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, William L. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston, William R. —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Member of New York American Labor Party Executive Committee, 1945.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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