[DOC] [TLE] Texas in the American Civil War - Wikipedia [PAR] The U.S. state of Texas declared its secession from the United States of America 
on February 2, 1861, and joined the Confederate States on March 2, 1861, after it 
replaced its governor, Sam Houston, when he refused ..... East Texas gave the 
most support to secession, and the only East Texas counties in which significant
... [DOC] [TLE] SECESSION | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State ... [PAR] Jun 15, 2010 ... Germans who did not hold slaves supported secession in Comal ... The most 
important of these was Sam Houston, the governor of the state from 1859 to 1861
. ... Houston refused to act and hoped that with time the ardor for... [DOC] [TLE] February 1, 1861 [PAR] Its governor, Sam Houston, opposed secession and refused to call a convention 
... Although February 1, 1861 is generally considered the day Texas repudiated 
the ... Houston was deposed as governor for refusing to support the Confederacy. [DOC] [TLE] Sam Houston and Secession | Almost Chosen People [PAR] Feb 1, 2010 ... As secession fever built in Texas at the end of 1860 he stumped the state 
vigorously, ... When called upon to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy he 
refused: ... He was deposed from office on March 15, 1861. ... leave you with the 
wise words of Governor Sam Houston: Some of you laugh to scorn the... [DOC] [TLE] Clifton Robinson: Our great state owes its fortunes to Sam Houston ... [PAR] Mar 2, 2011 ... He had vehemently opposed secession and had refused to take any oath 
supporting the Confederacy, prompting the Texas Legislature to remove him. ... In 
spite of Houston's opposition to secession, he was elected governor in 1859. ... 
He was actually deposed by the Legislature on March 16, 1861. [DOC] [TLE] Sam Houston's Last Fight | American History Lives at American ... [PAR] It was the old hero, Sam Houston, returning to Texas from Washington, where .... 
the South, Senator Houston's opposition to it lost him much of his support. .... 
which on February i, 1861, voted 167 to 7 in favor of secession as the first step in 
... On the other hand, if he refused, then he would be deposed as governor and 
lose... [DOC] [TLE] Democracy and Diversity in Walker County Texas - Study the Past [PAR] From Secession to Segregation: Race and Politics in Walker County, Texas ... 
Although its most prominent resident, Governor Sam Houston, was deposed for 
his .... Texas, admired Houston, but qualified his support, noting that if the 
General is not a ... [15] He refused to be the tool of a single party or section and 
vigorously... [DOC] [TLE] RootsWeb: Southern-Trails-L [SouthernTrails] Sam Houston Deposed! [PAR] Jun 12, 2001 ... Yes, Houston refused to take an oath of allegiance to ... could not continue his 
leadership as Governor of the State of Texas after the vote for ... had elected him 
as Governor in 1859 and 2 years later voted for secession in 1861. ... Even 
though he supported "states rights" he intellectually knew the sacrifices... [DOC] [TLE] The Texas Road to Secession and War: John Marshall and ... - JStor [PAR] Texas, the capitol was moved to Houston, and the Gazette was forced to cease 
...... just been deposed as governor for refusing to take an oath of allegiance to 
the ... of 1861, but a wry tone of dubious support of the Confederacy persisted:. [DOC] [TLE] Sword of San Jacinto: Marshall De Bruhl: 9780517143896: Amazon ... [PAR] ... to the Confederacy, he was deposed as governor of Texas in 1861. .... in 
politics, Houston stubbornly refuses to support secession while governor and is a
... [DOC] [TLE] A Letter from the Texas Secession Convention - JStor [PAR] the ordinance of secession at the polls, Houston was deposed by the convention 
for his refusal to take the oath to support the newly-formed Confederate States... [DOC] [TLE] Museum of Southern History_The Road to Secession [PAR] South Carolina Governor William H. Gist asks the legislature for a state

Question: In 1861, this Texas governor was deposed for refusing to support secession
Answer: Sam Houston