[3] That year he was appointed as the attorney for Brazoria County near Houston, Texas.[3]. You may have already requested this item. You may send this item to up to five recipients. Comments, Suggestions, and Corrections About the Encyclopedia Terms of Use, Oklahoma Historical Society | 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 | 405-521-2491Site Index | Contact Us | Privacy | Press Room | Website Inquiries, Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School, Chisholm Trail Museum and A. J. Seay Mansion, Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library, Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program. Your Web browser is not enabled for JavaScript. Reliable information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) is available from the World Health Organization (current situation, international travel). Established in his career, on February 14, 1883, Houston at the age of twenty-three married Laura Cross, the daughter of a planter. No part of this site may be construed as in the public domain. Houston became widely known and popular for his courtroom dramatics. (not yet rated) Famous for his flamboyant style of dress and brilliant courtroom theatrics, he often delivered monologues threaded with quotes from the Bible and classical literature. Houston was elected in 1884 to a single term in the Texas State Senate from District 19.

-- Senate -- Biography. "Temple Houston Collection," Western History Collections, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Temple Lea Houston was the only one of the Houstons' eight children to be born in the Texas governor's residence in Austin. Houston's work in Washington influenced his decision to return to Texas and enroll at the recently established Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Texas A&M University). Please enter your name. Temple Lea Houston.

The following (as per The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition) is the preferred citation for articles:Beth Anne Doughty, “Houston, Temple Lea,” The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=HO039. From the guide to the Houston, Temple Lea, Papers, 1880, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) Born to Governor Sam and Margaret Lea Houston in Austin, Texas, Temple Lea Houston (1860-1905) embarked on his first cattle drive at the age of thirteen.

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Houston won a reputation as a brilliant trial lawyer. Would you also like to submit a review for this item? This page was last modified on 12 October 2015, at 01:01. Following the death of his parents, young Houston lived with a sister in Georgetown, Texas. Bernice Tune, Golden Heritage and Silver Tongue of Temple Lea Houston (Burnet, Tex. Temple Houston (third from left, no hat)(2102, W. P. Campbell Collection, OHS). Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway. KeywordsOklahoma Territory government politics Temple Houston Samuel attorney Brazoria Cherokee Strip cerebral hemorrhage Woodward.