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Andrew Jackson Houston
United States Senator
from Texas
In office
April 21, 1941 – June 26, 1941
Appointed byW. Lee O'Daniel
Preceded byMorris Sheppard
Succeeded byW. Lee O'Daniel
United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas
In office
June 2, 1902 – May 25, 1910
Preceded byJohn Grant
Succeeded byDupont B. Lyon
Personal details
Born(1854-06-21)June 21, 1854
Independence, Texas, U.S.
DiedJune 26, 1941(1941-06-26) (aged 87)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeTexas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas
Political partyDemocratic
Republican
Prohibition
Spouse(s)Carrie Glenn Purnell (d. 1884)
Elizabeth Hart Goode (d. 1907)
Children3
ProfessionLawyer
Author
Historian

Andrew Jackson Houston (June 21, 1854 – June 26, 1941) was an American politician. He was a son of the famous Texas founder and statesman Sam Houston and his wife Margaret Lea Houston, and was named for his father's mentor Andrew Jackson. He served briefly as a United States senator in 1941, appointed to temporarily fill the vacancy left by the death of longtime Senator Morris Sheppard.

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