Sam Houston
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 161 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 2,1793 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Rockbridge County |
| Virginia | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 26,1863 |
| Died | Huntsville |
| Texas | |
| United States | |
| Battles and wars | War of 1812 |
| Children | Andrew Jackson Houston |
| Temple Lea Houston | |
| Sam Houston, Jr. | |
| Spouse | Margaret Lea Houston |
| Eliza Allen | |
| Tiana Rogers Gentry | |
| Siblings | Isabella Houston |
| Robert Houston | |
| Elizabeth Ann Houston | |
| John Paxton Houston | |
| Height | 198 (cm) |
| Books | The autobiography of Sam Houston |
| Speech of Hon. Sam Houston, of Texas: Exposing the Malfeasance and Corruption of John Charles Watrous, Judge of the Federal Court in Texas, and of His Confederates | |
| The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston: 1848-1852 | |
| The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume II: 1846-1848 | |
| Naval Retiring Board: Speech of Hon. Sam Houston, of Texas, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, April 23, 1856 | |
| Journal of the Proceedings of the General Council of the Republic of Texas: Held at San Felipe de Austin, November 14th, 1835 [-March 11th, 1836] Houston, 1839 | |
| Speech Refuting Calumnies Produced and Circulated Against His Character as Commander-in-chief of the Army of Texas: Delivered in the Senate Fo the United States,Feb. 28,1859 | |
| The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston: 1852-1863 | |
| Education | Maryville College |
| Place of burial | Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Texas, United States |
| Parents | Major Samuel Houston |
| Elizabeth Paxton | |
| Previous position | Governor of Texas (1859–1861) |
| Party | Know Nothing |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 605113 |
Sam Houston Life story
Samuel Houston was an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two individuals to represent Texas in the United States Senate.
Larry Swearingen: Texas executes man for student's 1998 murder
Swearingen is the 12th inmate to be executed in the US so far this year
Texas has executed A Man convicted of the murder of a 19-year-old student, which he maintained he did not commit.
Larry Swearingen, 48, was executed by lethal injection for the 1998 murder of Melissa Trotter.
He said authorities ignored Evidence that would have exonerated him. His Last Words were: "Lord forgive them. They don't know what they are doing. "
Prosecutors have said they stand by the "mountain of Evidence " used to convict him.
Prior to his death on Wednesday, Swearingen had received five stays of execution in The Past two decades.
He was found guilty in 2000 of the abduction, rape and murder of Ms Trotter, who disappeared in December 1998 and was found dead in a densely wooded area in the Sam Houston National Forest in Texas 25 days later.
His lawyers have long argued that scientific Evidence - including DNA under The Victim 's fingernails that was not Swearingen's - should have exonerated him.
But prosecutors have maintained that The Evidence proved he was guilty. They said the DNA could have come from contamination of Evidence
Kelly Blackburn, The Assistant district attorney who has handled Swearingen's case since 2010, told The Washington Post ahead of his execution.
"An innocent man is not being executed tonight. The Man who abducted, raped and strangled Melissa Trotter is being executed. "
Swearingen is the 12th inmate to be executed in the US so far this year, according to data from the Death Penalty Information Center.
united states, texas, capital punishment
Source of news: bbc.com
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