Andrew Jackson Houston
| Andrew Jackson Houston | |
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United States Senator from Texas |
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In office April 21, 1941 – June 26, 1941 |
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| Preceded by | Morris Sheppard |
| Succeeded by | W. Lee O'Daniel |
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June 21, 1854 Independence, Texas |
| Died | June 26, 1941 (aged 87) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Political party | Democratic, Republican, Prohibition |
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Lawyer Author Historian |
Andrew Jackson Houston (June 21, 1854 – June 26, 1941) was an American politician. He was a son of the famous Texas hero and statesman Sam Houston and his wife Margaret Lea Houston, and was named for his father's mentor Andrew Jackson. He served briefly as a United States Senator in 1941, appointed to temporarily fill the vacancy left by the death of longtime Senator Morris Sheppard.
Andrew J. Houston was born in Independence, Texas on June 21, 1854. He was educated at several military academies and colleges, including Baylor University and West Point—a member of the Class of 1875, he dropped out before graduating. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1876.
Houston had a varied career, including serving as clerk of the federal court in Dallas, a colonel in the Texas National Guard and United States Marshal for the eastern district of Texas.
Houston ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Texas in 1892 as a lily-white Republican candidate.
During the Spanish–American War Houston raised and organized a cavalry troop which was mustered into service as part of the Rough Riders. In 1910 and 1918 he was a Prohibition Party candidate for Governor.
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