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Eliza Allen Houston Douglass [a] (December 2, 1809 – March 3, 1861) was the first wife of Sam Houston. Their marriage, over after just eleven weeks, ended Houston's career as governor of Tennessee. Houston resigned and went to the home of his foster father John Jolly, a leader of the Cherokee people. Allen returned to her family in Sumner County.
12 de sept. de 2018 · Sam was more successful when he became president of the new Republic of Texas in October 1836. By April 1837, he achieved his divorce by asking for a hearing before a district court judge, an exception to the law that would have required an act of divorce by the Texas Congress.
23 de jun. de 2016 · Sam Houston and Margaret Moffette Lea were married the following year on May 9, 1840. This was Sam’s third marriage. The first ended in divorce and the second ended amicably in Indian Territory. However, this marriage was different. He and his new wife seemed to be destined to be together.
- Shannon Salas
Sam Houston married Eliza Allen in 1829, when he was a rising star in Tennessee politics. At the time, he had served in the U.S. House of Representatives and was then the Governor of Tennessee. However, only 11 weeks after the marriage, Eliza left Houston under circumstances that were never publicly explained. What is known is that Houston ...
Neither Houston nor Eliza ever gave a reason for their separation, but Eliza refused to sanction divorce. Subsequently, he resigned his governorship and went to live with his Cherokee family for three years.
- 1813–1818 (U.S. Army), 1835–1836 (Texan Army)
- Edward Clark
12 de mar. de 1991 · SAM HOUSTON'S 'BRIDE' REVISITED. THE AUTHOR WHOSE NOVEL TRIUMPHED OVER REJECTION. By Sarah Booth Conroy. March 11, 1991 at 7:00 p.m. EST. It isn't enough to write an 800-page novel about the long ...
“It is important to remember at this point that Houston and Eliza had never gotten a formal divorce and were still legally married. If he had been married to the Cherokee woman he would have been guilty of bigamy. In 1832 he left the Cherokee and his 'consort' and traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with President Jackson.”
