Sam Houston Small 310×320 Medium 619×640 Large 991×1024 Download TIFF Original 2659×2747 | (20.9 MB) Description (1793-1863) Leader of Texas who fought in the War of 1812. He was the governor of Texas once it became a state but was disposed because he refused to swear allegiance to the Confederate States of America. Keywords governor, leader of Texas, portrait, Samuel Houston, Texas, USGovernor, War of 1812 Galleries Famous People: H, Texas, US Governors Source: Henry Alexander White, Beginner's History of the US (New York: American Book Company, 1906) 190
