Credential of Senator Sam Houston of Texas, 29th Congress
2/21/1846
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Sam Houston grew up in Tennessee and served in the U.S. Congress as a Representative. He eventually became Governor of Tennessee. Houston later moved to Texas and became a military leader in the fight to free Texas from Mexico. When the United States annexed Texas, he became one of the first Senators to represent the new state. This 1846 credential verifies Sam Houston’s election to the U.S. Senate.
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Executive Department_City of Austin_
Feb. 21st. 1846._
The undersigned, Governor of the State of Texas, hereby certifies, that an election held by the Legislature of said state, Sam Houston was duly elected a senator in the Congress of the United States._ _
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my private seal,_ there being no seal of the state yet provided.
[red seal]
By the Governor:
Joseph C. Eldridge
Acting Secretary of State
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 306204
Full Citation: Credential of Senator Sam Houston of Texas, 29th Congress; 2/21/1846; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/credential-of-senator-sam-houston-of-texas-29th-congress, April 19, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
