[DOC] [TLE] List of Governors of Texas - Wikipedia [PAR] 1846. Formation, Texas Constitution. Salary, $150,000 (2013). Website, Office of 
the Governor. The Governor of Texas is the chief executive of the State of Texas, 
the presiding officer over the ... Following the end of the American Civil War, the 
1866 constitution increased term length to four years, limiting overall service to 
no... [DOC] [TLE] Sam Houston - Wikipedia [PAR] Samuel "Sam" Houston (March 2, 1793  July 26, 1863) was an American 
politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing Texas into the United 
States as a constituent state. His victory at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the 
independence of Texas ... In 1827, Houston was elected Governor of Tennessee 
as a Jacksonian. [DOC] [TLE] List of United States Senators from Texas - Wikipedia [PAR] Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845. Its senators are 
of Class 1 and ... February 21, 1846, Texas did not elect its Senators until two 
months after statehood. ... December 5, 1859, Appointed to continue Rusk's term. 
.... As of April 2015, there are three former Senators who are living, two from 
Class 1... [DOC] [TLE] List of United States Senators from Texas - Ballotpedia [PAR] Jul 14, 2016 ... The current members of the U.S. Senate from Texas are: ... [hide]Class 1 
Senators from Texas ... Samuel Houston, 1846-1859, Democratic. [DOC] [TLE] Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston, and Andrew Jackson... | Dead ... [PAR] Houston was born in Virginia and, like Jackson, moved to Tennessee where he ... 
the U.S. House of Representatives (1823-1827) and Governor of Tennessee (
1827-1829). ... as one of the first U.S. Senators from Texas and served from 1846 
until 1859, ... The former American President died shortly before the former Texas
... [DOC] [TLE] Sam Houston - Governor, Military Leader, Lawyer - Biography.com [PAR] Apr 2, 2014 ... In 1827, he became Tennessee governor. He was made ... From 1849 to 1859, 
he was a Texas state senator. He died on ... After Texas joined the United States 
in 1846, Houston served as a U.S. Senator until 1860. If Houston... [DOC] [TLE] HOUSTON, SAMUEL | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State ... [PAR] Jun 15, 2010 ... After war broke out with the British, he joined the United States Army as a ... In 
1827, ever the Jackson protg, Houston was elected governor of Tennessee. .... 
eclipsed the former empressario in terms of popularity and influence. ... Houston 
served in the Senate from February 21, 1846, until March 4, 1859. [DOC] [TLE] Sam Houston a Texas Hero - Lone Star Technologies [PAR] Jun 7, 2016 ... ... president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. senator, and military hero, was one of 
... Congress (1823-27) and in 1827 was elected governor of Tennessee. ... States
, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, serving from 1846 to 1859. [DOC] [TLE] Sam Houston - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Mar 24, 2014 ... His mother then took the family to live on Baker Creek, Tennessee. .... Sam 
Houston as a U.S. senator. ... Houston served there from February 21, 1846, until 
March 4, 1859. ... He twice ran for governor of Texas, unsuccessfully in 1857, and 
successfully against Hardin R. Runnels in 1859, as a Unionist,... [DOC] [TLE] Sam Houston papers - University of Texas Libraries [PAR] After war broke out with the British, he joined the United States Army as a 20 year
-old private, ... In 1827, Houston was elected governor of Tennessee at the age of 
34. ... They had eight children: Sam Houston, Jr., (1843), Nancy Elizabeth (1846), 
Margaret ... Out of the Senate, Houston ran a second time for governor in 1859. [DOC] [TLE] Texas Governor Sam Houston - University of Texas Libraries [PAR] An Inventory of Governor Sam Houston Records at the Texas State Archives, ....

Question: From 1846 to 1859 this ex-Tennessee governor was a U.S. senator from Texas
Answer: Sam Houston