Andrew Jackson Houston (June 21, 1854 – June 26, 1941) was an American politician. He was a son of the famous Texas hero and statesman Sam Houston, and was named for his father's mentor Andrew Jackson. Houston was educated at several military academies and colleges, including West Point—from which he dropped out from the Class of 1875, and Baylor University. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1876.

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  • Andrew Jackson Houston (June 21, 1854 – June 26, 1941) was an American politician. He was a son of the famous Texas hero and statesman Sam Houston, and was named for his father's mentor Andrew Jackson. Houston was educated at several military academies and colleges, including West Point—from which he dropped out from the Class of 1875, and Baylor University. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1876. Houston held many interesting positions through this period including colonel in the Texas National Guard and United States Marshal for the eastern district of Texas. Houston unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Texas in 1892 as a "lily-white" Republican candidate, and in 1910 and 1918 as a Prohibition Party candidate. In 1918 he retired to study and write history. His retirement ended in 1941, when John Morris Sheppard died while representing Texas in the United States Senate. Texas Governor W. Lee O'Daniel, knowing that the 86-year-old Houston would not try to keep the seat during the special election, appointed Houston to fill the vacancy until the term ended in 1943. At the time of his swearing in, he was the oldest man to enter the Senate (the oldest person was Rebecca Latimer Felton); it was 82 years after his father had served there. He filled that post from April 21, 1941 until his death 4 days after his 87th birthday on June 26 that year, attending only one committee meeting as a Senator. Houston is buried in the Texas State Cemetery. Houston is one of 4 Senators to be the oldest living U.S. Senator while serving and he is the only Senator subsequent to the second U.S. Congress to become the oldest living Senator upon inauguration.
  • Andrew Jackson Houston war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Sein Vater war der ehemalige Präsident der Republik Texas, Sam Houston.
  • Andrew Jackson Houston, född 21 juni 1854 i Independence, Texas, död 26 juni 1941 i Baltimore, Maryland, var en amerikansk politiker. Han representerade delstaten Texas som demokrat i från 21 april 1941 fram till sin död. Houston föddes som son till senator Sam Houston och fick sitt namn efter Andrew Jackson. Han studerade vid olika högskolor, bland andra United States Military Academy och Baylor University. Han studerade juridik och inledde 1876 sin karriär som advokat i Tyler. Han arbetade senare i Dallas och i Beaumont. Houston var Prohibition Partys guvernörskandidat i Texas 1910 och 1912. Han bytte senare parti till demokraterna. Senator Morris Sheppard avled 1941 i ämbetet. Guvernör W. Lee O'Daniel utnämnde Houston till senaten fram till fyllnadsvalet senare samma år. 82 år hade förflutit sedan fadern Sam Houston hade lämnat senaten. Andrew Jackson Houston avled 87 år gammal en kort tid efter att ha tillträtt som senator. Två dagar efter hans död fyllnadsvaldes O'Daniel till senator. Tanken bakom utnämningen av Houston hade varit att han inte på grund av sin höga ålder och dåliga hälsa skulle vara beredd att ställa upp i fyllnadsvalet som O'Daniel själv ville kandidera i. Houstons grav finns på Texas State Cemetery i Austin.
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  • Andrew Jackson Houston (June 21, 1854 – June 26, 1941) was an American politician. He was a son of the famous Texas hero and statesman Sam Houston, and was named for his father's mentor Andrew Jackson. Houston was educated at several military academies and colleges, including West Point—from which he dropped out from the Class of 1875, and Baylor University. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1876.
  • Andrew Jackson Houston war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Sein Vater war der ehemalige Präsident der Republik Texas, Sam Houston.
  • Andrew Jackson Houston, född 21 juni 1854 i Independence, Texas, död 26 juni 1941 i Baltimore, Maryland, var en amerikansk politiker. Han representerade delstaten Texas som demokrat i från 21 april 1941 fram till sin död. Houston föddes som son till senator Sam Houston och fick sitt namn efter Andrew Jackson. Han studerade vid olika högskolor, bland andra United States Military Academy och Baylor University. Han studerade juridik och inledde 1876 sin karriär som advokat i Tyler.
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