[DOC] [TLE] Sam Houston a Texas Hero - Lone Star Technologies [PAR] Jun 7, 2016 ... Despite his efforts, however, the people of Texas voted to secede, and he was 
forced out of office in March 1861. In 1840, Houston had married Margaret Lea in 
Alabama. She had persuaded him to stop drinking, for which he had a ... "To 
secede from the Union and set up another government would cause... [DOC] [TLE] Sam Houston - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] He was voted president in 1836 and again in 1841, then served as a senator ... 
Despite his pro-slavery views, he believed in preserving the Union. He became 
governor in 1859, but was removed from office after the secession of Texas in 
1861. ... Shortly thereafter, the fall of the Alamo compelled the small force 
Houston led... [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, ... Texas' supply role lasted until mid-1863, after which time Union 
gunboats ... The convention adopted an "Ordinance of Secession" by a vote of 
166 to 8, which ..... Ardent secessionist Pendleton Murrah replaced him in office. [DOC] [TLE] 7. Texas in the Secession Crisis (1860-April 14, 1861) | Texas State ... [PAR] Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion
. ... house, that most Democrats voted for him, but that Hamilton had declined the 
post. .... his involvement with the surrender of General Twiggs to Texas forces at 
San Antonio .... Texas Secession Convention to Sam Houston, March 12, 1861. [DOC] [TLE] Profiles in Courage - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum [PAR] Kennedy's election to the House in 1946 and the Senate in 1952 gave him 
personal ... Profiles in Courage, which Kennedy dedicated to his wife Jacqueline 
Kennedy .... attempts to stop it, the Texas legislature voted to secede from the 
Union. ... convicting Johnson, reasoning that if a president could be forced out of 
office by... [DOC] [TLE] American Art - Exhibit - Hyder Collection - Tarlton Law Library at ... [PAR] Jul 27, 2016 ... Houston was elected to a third term in January 1853, but his vote against the ... 
Houston won the election and took office in December 1859. Houston strongly 
fought against secession and war, but despite his efforts, the Texas ... of loyalty to 
the Confederacy led to his removal as governor in March 1861. [DOC] [TLE] Activists call on Perry to follow through with secession | Politics ... [PAR] Aug 30, 2009 ... Despite his efforts, the people of Texas voted to secede, and he was forced out of 
office in March 1861. ) There are no plans by the governor to... [DOC] [TLE] About the American Civil War - English [PAR] Despite the efforts of active abolitionists to make slavery a question of .... His 
compromise (as subsequently modified in Congress) contained a .... Lincoln's 
election made South Carolina's secession from the Union a foregone conclusion. 
... Union. Less than a month later, on March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was sworn 
in as... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 7: The Civil War and Reconstruction | IIP Digital [PAR] Apr 5, 2008 ... Less than a month later, March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was ... His speech 
closed with a plea for restoration of the bonds of union, but the ... which, despite 
some sympathy with the South, would remain loyal to the Union. .... Lincoln 
brought Grant east and made him commanderinchief of all Union forces. [DOC] [TLE] Unit 5 (1840-1877) - Poway Unified School District [PAR] Reoccupation of Texas: After Congress voted to annex Texas, the Mexican 
governmen began ... Vista, and his resulting popularity helped him win the 
presidential election in 1848. .... Despite his efforts, the speech made few 
converts. .... By March 1861, Lincoln's innauguration South Carolina, Mississippi, 
Florida, Alabama,... [DOC] [TLE] Brief description and history of Walker County - Walker County, Texas [PAR] Despite his efforts, however

Question: Despite his efforts, Texas voted to secede from the Union & forced him from office in March 1861
Answer: Sam Houston