/u/1987-2074 - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-1987-2074/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:06:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 /u/1987-2074 - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-1987-2074/ 32 32 103504436 On March 16th, 1861 a 160 years ago today, Sam Houston, was expelled from the office of Governor of Texas for refusing to take a loyalty oath to the Confederacy https://houstonnewmedia.org/on-march-16th-1861-a-160-years-ago-today-sam-houston-was-expelled-from-the-office-of-governor-of-texas-for-refusing-to-take-a-loyalty-oath-to-the-confederacy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-march-16th-1861-a-160-years-ago-today-sam-houston-was-expelled-from-the-office-of-governor-of-texas-for-refusing-to-take-a-loyalty-oath-to-the-confederacy Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:06:07 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b30e6849504e7080edad0e5e68394dc1 On this day in 1861, Sam Houston, was expelled from the office of Governor of Texas for refusing to take a loyalty oath to the Confederacy when Texas seceded against his wishes. Houston, who was also a protégé of Andrew Jackson, an Indian agent, Tenne...

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