Sam Houston Class Photos

Sam Houston Elementary School, Pampa, Texas

Samuel "Sam" Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing Texas into the United States as a constituent state. His victory at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the independence of Texas from Mexico. The only American to be elected governor of two different States (as opposed to territories or indirect appointments), he was also the only Southern governor to oppose secession (which led to the outbreak of the American Civil War) and to refuse an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy, a decision that led to his removal from office by the Texas secession convention.

After the war, Houston became a key figure in Texas and was elected as the first and third President of the Republic of Texas. He supported annexation by the United States and after annexation in 1845, he became a U.S. Senator and finally a governor of Texas in 1859, whereby Houston became the only person to have become the governor of two different U.S. states through direct, popular election, as well as the only state governor to have been a foreign head of state.

To learn more about Sam Houston go to: https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fho73

If you attended Sam Houston Elementary School, you can submit class photographs to me at pamprice1965@gmail.com. Please submit them in .jpg format with the grade level and teacher of the photograph. If you know the year, that would be helpful. Also, please send a document, along with the grade level and year, listing the students in the photographs starting with the bottom row - moving up to the top row. (Write unknown for those you cannot identify.)