Who is the only person elected as a governor of two different US states?

Only one person in U.S. history has been elected governor in two different states: Sam Houston was Governor of Tennessee from 1827-1829. Thirty years later, after becoming a key figure in the independence and, later, annexation of Texas–including serving two terms as the President of the Republic of Texas–Houston successfully ran for Governor of the State of Texas as a Unionist. Houston was removed from office in 1861, when he refused to recognize Texas’s secession from the Union.

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Maracus Lewis

Texas and Tennessee. Being from Texas this was a easy one.

Kathy Rossignol

Tennessee in 1827 and Texas in 1859

Karin Johansson

LarryLane0415, were you born in the 1800s. If you wasn't you can't actually know how he was.

Janet Reynolds

Not my country - I am British.

Allan Howser

I like when they say fought for TX independence when in fact they stole TX from MX...some history books are still skewed to read independence...

John Nesbit

The distractor answers need to be stronger--virtually everyone who knows anything about US history could eliminate Lincoln and Franklin without thinking.

Keith Scholl

So, he was told, "Houston, we have a problem" in two states.

Shoy Verona Sinclair

Easy

Jane Rawoof

it was a guess -- from the silhouettes in the picture below. Cowboys?

Anita B Anderson

Facinating man.

Viviane Britte

Ô I wasn't borned ! :D

anthonygriffin

General Sam Houston, was always known by Texas history to have attacked General Santa Anna & his troops, while they slept at the "Battle of San Jacinto." General Sam Houston, was doing his best to give troop support, to those that fought at "The Alamo" (Davey Crockett & Jim Bowie to named a few) against General Santa Anna & his troops. But the time it took in getting to them to help was futile. Thus, the "Battle of San Jacinto" insued with General Santa Anna, & his troops surrendering to General Sam Houston, & his troops.