He's as ambitious as Lucifer, cold as a snake and what he touches will not prosper.
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Sam Houston
He opposed it and refused to take the oath to the Confederacy which cost him his job as the Texas Governor.
Sam Houston
Sam Houston was the 1st & 3rd President of the Texas Republic.
The major issue was whether to secede and join the Confederacy. Houston opposed and lost his presidency over it.
He was forced into retiremant by Confederacy advocates.
He failed to keep Texas out of the Confederacy.
Texas was becoming part of the Confederacy, and Houston did not favor that.
Keith Jefferson was born in Houston, in Texas, USA.
Because he refused to take an oath to the Confederacy.
Sam Houston became president on October 22,1836.
Sam Houston was not a president of the united states
Sam Houston referred to Stephen F. Austin as the "Father of Texas," recognizing his leadership in the colonization of the region and his contributions to the development of the territory.
Because he refused to take the Oath to the Confederacy.
Yes, he refused to take an oath to the Confederacy.
Sam Houston was the first president of Texas after it won independence for Mexico.