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The Credentials of Sam Houston: The First Senator from Texas

  • Published January 11, 2013
Sam Houston
Learn about the credentials of Sam Houston, the first Senator from Texas, and the only man to have held the position of President of the Republic of Texas. Read about his official letter of credentials sent to Washington by the first Governor of Texas, Joseph P. Henderson.
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Sam Houston
Sam Houston

The United States annexed Texas in 1845 and Sam Houston was elected with Thomas Jefferson Rusk to become the Longhorn State’s first two Senators. The former President of the Republic of Texas, and one of only four men to have held that position, was officially sent to Washington by the first Governor of Texas, Joseph P. Henderson.

Below is the letter of credentials for the Honorable Sam Houston.

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credentials of Sam Houston to sit as Senator from Texas
credentials of Sam Houston to sit as Senator from Texas

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