MrLouisiana
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Post by MrLouisiana on May 7, 2005 13:48:10 GMT -5
As most people know, Sam Houston became governor of Texas after it was admitted into the Union. What most people don't know is what he did in politics after that. Sam Houston remained governor of Texas for a long time. In 1860, he nearly ran for president. The Constitutional Union party, made up of Whigs unwilling to join the Republican party and members of the defunct Know-Nothing party, met to nominate their candidate. The odds-on favorite at the convention was none other than Sam Houston. But as the voting continued, support switched from Houston to John Bell, and he won the nomination.
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Post by Greg C. on May 11, 2005 18:04:29 GMT -5
to bad he lost the election
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Post by MrLouisiana on May 11, 2005 19:46:06 GMT -5
to bad he lost the election Well, he wasn't really in the election. He lost the nomination to John Bell, who did the third-best in the election in terms of electoral votes (there were four candidates). I doubt Houston would have won, though; the winner that year was Abraham Lincoln. |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Jun 21, 2005 20:04:09 GMT -5
Correct me if i'm wrong but wasn't Sam elected AS President of Texas? For a short time i thought Texas was a country within it's self...for a short time anyway..
Mike
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Post by MrLouisiana on Jun 24, 2005 22:09:06 GMT -5
Yeah, but I was talking about president of the U.S.
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