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• Houston,Samuel — Houston, Samuel. 1793 1863. Library of Congress American general and politician who fought in the Texan struggle for independence from Mexico and became president of the Republic of Texas (1836 1838 and 1841 1844). When Texas was admitted to the… …   Universalium

• HOUSTON, SAMUEL —    President of the Texan Republic, born in Virginia; was adopted by a Cherokee Indian, and rose from the rank of a common soldier to be governor of Tennessee in 1827; as commander in chief in Texas he crushed the Mexicans, won the independence… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Samuel Houston — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Samuel Houston 7° Gobernador de Tennessee 1 de octubre de 1827. – 16 de abril de …   Wikipedia Español

• Samuel Walker Houston — (1864 1945) was a prominent African American pioneer in the field of education. He was born into slavery on February 12, 1864, in Huntsville, Texas, to Joshua Houston, a slave owned by Sam Houston.cite web | title=Houston, Samuel Walker |… …   Wikipedia

• Houston — es una ciudad del estado de Texas en los Estados Unidos. Es la capital del condado de Harris y es en condado de Fort Bend y condado de Montgomery, la ciudad más grande de Texas y la cuarta más grande de los Estados Unidos. Es apodada Bayou City …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Samuel Houston — Sam Houston Samuel Houston [ˈhjuːstən] (* 2. März 1793 im Rockbridge County, Virginia; † 26. Juli 1863 in Huntsville, Texas) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und General. Er gilt als …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Samuel Houston — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Houston (homonymie). Sam Houston Samuel Houston (2 mars 1793 – 26 juillet 1863) était un homme d Ét …   Wikipédia en Français

• Houston — /hyooh steuhn/, n. 1. Sam(uel), 1793 1863, U.S. soldier and political leader: president of the Republic of Texas 1836 38 and 1841 44. 2. a city in SE Texas: a port on a ship canal, ab. 50 mi. (80 km) from the Gulf of Mexico. 1,594,086. * * * I… …   Universalium

• Samuel — /sam yooh euhl/, n. 1. a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1 3; 8 15. 2. either of two books of the Bible bearing his name. Abbr.: I Sam., II Sam. 3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning name of God. * * * I (с 11th century BC) Old… …   Universalium

• Houston — noun 1. the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Freq. 5) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center, ↑port • Part Holonyms: ↑Texas,… …   Useful english dictionary