Sam Huston

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This file appears in: Col. Algernon S. Thruston

Sam Houston was the first and third President of Texas (1836-1838 and 1841-1844), a Democratic senator from Texas (1846-1859), and the Governor of Texas (1859-1861) at the start of the Civil War. He refused to swear loyalty to the Confederacy when Texas seceded and was removed from office. Courtesy of Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Col. Algernon S. Thruston

By Ashlee Chilton
Historical Marker #1843 marks the former site of Thruston Elementary School. It was named in honor of Algernon Sidney Thruston. Born in Jefferson County in 1801, Thruston was nine months old when…