At various points in his career, Sam Houston was:
1. The Governor of the State of Tennessee.
2. The Governor of the State of Texas.
3. A Senator from the State of Texas.
4. The chief military commander of the Republic of Texas.
5. The President of the Republic of Texas.
Houston was thrown out of office as the Governor of Texas when Texas joined the Confederacy in 1861 and Houston refused to renounce the United States. He died two years later.
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