Margaret Lea Houston
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Margaret Lea Houston was First Lady of the Republic of Texas during her husband Sam Houston's second term as President of the Republic of Texas. They met following the first of his two non-consecutive
Margaret Lea Houston, c. 1839
Sam Houston in 1848
Woodland home
The old Baptist church in Independence, Texas, where Sam Houston professed his faith
Temple Lea Houston
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Temple Lea Houston was an American attorney and politician who served from 1885 to 1889 in the Texas State Senate. He was the last-born child of Margaret Lea Houston and Sam Houston, the first elected
Margaret Lea Houston
…would occasionally hire out some of his labor force. The first child born in the Texas governor's mansion was also the last of the Houston children; Temple Lea Houston was delivered on August 12, 1860. This last birth left the 41-year-old Margaret debilitated for almost two weeks, with a watchful Houston constantly…
Houston as a young man in Texas c. 1880s
Chicago Tribune, June 21, 1896
Temple Lea Houston Grave, Elmwood Cemetery, Woodward, Oklahoma