# Sam Houston: Man of Two Worlds — WHE Definition Discussion

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Sam Houston (1793-1863) was an American soldier in the War of 1812, a statesman, a general in the Texas Revolution, the first president of the Republic of Texas, and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He was a White man who lived among Native Americans, a farmer who hated farming, a slave owner who opposed the spread of slavery, a Southerner who supported Northern policies, and a politician who disliked politics.

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