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Joshua Houston (c. 1822–1902) was born into slavery in about 1822 on the Perry County, Alabama plantation owned by Temple Lea and Nancy Moffette Lea, parents of Margaret Lea Houston. When Margaret married Sam Houston, Joshua moved to Texas with the newlyweds. Joshua traveled with Sam Houston and worked on the construction of Raven Hill in Huntsville, Texas. He became educated and was elected to local public offices. He had three wives and was the father of eight children,[1] including Samuel Walker Houston. Joshua was a Texas delegate at the 1884 Republican National Convention.[2] He helped establish the Bishop Ward Normal and Collegiate Institute.[3]
^Monday, Jane (15 June 2010). "Houston, Joshua". Handbook of Texas Online. exas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^"Delegates and Alternates". Official Proceedings of the Republican National Convention Held June 3–6, 1884. Charles W. Johnson: 102. 1903. Retrieved 2016-03-31. Joshua Houston.
^Barr, Alwyn (2004). The African Texans. TAMU Press. pp. 58, 59. ISBN 978-1-58544-350-5.
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