Houston, Temple Lea, 1860-1905
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Born to Governor Sam and Margaret Lea Houston in Austin, Texas, Temple Lea Houston (1860-1905) embarked on his first cattle drive at the age of thirteen. After working as a night clerk on a riverboat, he became a page for Senator James Winwright Flanagan in the U. S. Senate. In 1877, Houston enrolled in the Agricultural and Mechanical College (later Texas A & M University), later graduating from Baylor University with a degree in law and philosophy. In 1881, Houston established a law practice in Brazoria and was appointed district attorney of the 35th judicial district a year later. Around 1883, Houston married Laura Cross, with whom he had seven children. Following his tenure as a legislator representing the 56th district from 1884 through 1887, he returned to his career as an attorney, working most notably on the Santa Fe railroad. Houston settled briefly in Canadian before moving to Woodward in the Oklahoma Territory, where he helped found the community’s first Catholic church in 1893.
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Anderson, H. Allen. Houston, Temple Lea. Handbook of Texas Online . Accessed June 15, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fho75 .
From the guide to the Houston, Temple Lea, Papers, 1880, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
Born to Governor Sam and Margaret Lea Houston in Austin, Texas, Temple Lea Houston (1860-1905) embarked on his first cattle drive at the age of thirteen.
After working as a night clerk on a riverboat, he became a page for Senator James Winwright Flanagan in the U. S. Senate. In 1877, Houston enrolled in the Agricultural and Mechanical College (later Texas A & M University), later graduating from Baylor University with a degree in law and philosophy. In 1881, Houston established a law practice in Brazoria and was appointed district attorney of the 35th judicial district a year later. Around 1883, Houston married Laura Cross, with whom he had seven children. Following his tenure as a legislator representing the 56th district from 1884 through 1887, he returned to his career as an attorney, working most notably on the Santa Fe railroad. Houston settled briefly in Canadian before moving to Woodward in the Oklahoma Territory, where he helped found the community's first Catholic church in 1893.
From the description of Houston, Temple Lea, Papers, 1880 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 752210795
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referencedIn | "Rock" C. Jenkins photograph collection, 1886-1955. | Museum of the Great Plains | |
referencedIn | Biography -- Houston, Temple Lea. | Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library | |
referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
referencedIn | Ed Kilman collection MC120., 1861-1970, (Bulk: 1861-1910) | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library, | |
referencedIn | Houston, Samuel, Jr. Houston, Samuel, Jr. Papers, 1862, 1886 | University of Texas Libraries | |
referencedIn | Houston, Samuel, Jr. Papers 99-221., 1862, 1886 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
creatorOf | Houston, Temple Lea, 1860-1905. Houston, Temple Lea, Papers, 1880 | University of Texas Libraries | |
creatorOf | Houston, Temple Lea, Papers, 1880 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
referencedIn | McCarty, John L. (John Lawton), 1901-1974. Papers, 1884-1959. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
referencedIn | Sam Houston Hearne Collection 21794369., 1820-1929 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History |
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referencedIn | Records, 1937-1941. | University of Oklahoma, Bizzell Memorial Library |
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correspondedWith | Century Company |
correspondedWith | Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 |
associatedWith | Hearne, Sam Houston |
associatedWith | Houston family |
associatedWith | Houston, Samuel, Jr. |
associatedWith | Houston, Samuel, Jr. |
associatedWith | Jenkins, R. C., d. 1957, |
associatedWith | Kilman, Edward W., b. 1896 |
associatedWith | McCarty, John L. (John Lawton), 1901-1974. |
associatedWith | Thrall, Homer S., 1819-1894 |
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Birth 1860-08-12
Death 1905-08-15
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