Houston’s Law Office - Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
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N 36° 10.100 W 086° 46.732
16S E 519887 N 4002641
Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County marker no. 106 - Houston’s Law Office.
Waymark Code: WMAQ3
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2006
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Houston’s Law Office
Sam Houston, a native of Virginia, moved to Nashville in 1818 to study law with Judge James Trimble. Houston practiced in Lebanon, Tenn., before returning to Nashville to serve as District Attorney (1819-21). In 1821, he opened a law office near this site. He was elected a U.S. Congressman (1823-27), Governor of Tenn. (1827-29), and President of the Republic of Texas (1836-38). Donated by the Nashville Bar Association in 1999
Donated by the Nashville Bar Association in 1999
Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
Marker reads the same on both sides.