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He spent time among the Cherokee, married a Cherokee widow named Tiana Rogers Gentry, and set up a trading post (Wigwam Neosho near Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation), apparently drinking heavily the entire time.
Houston's adolescence took a pivotal turn when he chose to run away from home in 1809. Between his presidential terms (the constitution did not allow a president to serve consecutive terms), he was a representative in the Texas House of Representatives for San Augustine.
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At the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, however, Houston surprised Santa Anna and the Mexican forces during their afternoon siesta. To avoid more bloodshed in Texas, Houston turned down U.S.
Col. Frederick W. Lander's offer from President Lincoln of 50,000 troops to prevent Texas's secession, stating in his response, "Allow me to most respectfully decline any such assistance of the United States Government."
Final years
In 1854, Houston, having earlier made a profession of Christian faith, was baptized by the Baptist minister, Rufus C.
Burleson, who was later the president of Baylor University, then Baylor College.
Upon arriving in Texas in 1832, Houston quickly engaged in local politics, representing Nacogdoches at the Convention of 1833.
He was adopted into the Cherokee Nation and given the name Colleneh, or "the Raven." He returned to Maryville in 1812, at the age of 19 and founded a one-room schoolhouse.
Two weeks later, a furious Houston ran into Stanbery on Pennsylvania Avenue and beat him soundly with a hickory cane. Houston was found guilty in the high profile trial, but thanks to high placed friends (among them James K. Polk), he was only lightly reprimanded. Judge William Cranch found Houston liable and fined him $500, a fine he never paid before leaving the country.
Jackson recognized Houston's bravery and took him under his wing. Stanbery was attacking Jackson through Houston and accused Houston of being in league with John Von Fossen and Congressman Robert Rose.
While living among the Cherokee, he married Tiana Rogers, a tribal member. Norwalk, Conn: Easton Press, 1988.
Houston was appointed commander in chief of the Texan army and helped negotiate a treaty with the Cherokee living in eastern Texas. Stanbery then filed charges against Houston in civil court. In the name of the Constitution of Texas, I refuse to take this oath. Houston has been the only person in U.S. history to have been the governor of two different states, Tennessee and Texas (although others have been governors of multiple American colonies).
He supported annexation and inclusion with the United States rather than seeking long term independence and expansion for Texas.