when did sam houston die
title / office. Sam Houston, byname of Samuel Houston (born March 2, 1793, Rockbridge county, Virginia, U.S.âdied July 26, 1863, Huntsville, Texas), U.S. lawyer and politician, a leader in the Texas Revolution (1834â36). 1  In his youth Houston moved with his family to a farm in rural Tennessee after the death of his father in 1807.