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  1. 1793-1863. US general who won Texas'
  2. independence from Mexico 1836 and was
  3. president of the Republic of Texas 1836-45.
  4. Houston, Texas, is named after him. Houston
  5. was governor of the state of Tennessee and
  6. later US senator for and governor of the
  7. state of Texas. He took Indian citizenship
  8. when he married a Cherokee.
  9.