the city of houston is named after former general sam houston.
the city of houston is named after former general sam houston.
who is the city of houston named after?
former general sam houston
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in congress, john allen successfully lobbied to have the newly founded city of houston named as the capital of the republic. this gave houston the boost it needed to survive its first years of initial development.









































on april 13, 1838, allen was elected to the board of directors to the galveston city company, which was a stock company chartered by the republic of texas to found the city of galveston.









































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several houston landmarks, including allen parkway, allen center as well as allen's landing park, immortalize the name of the city's founders.
john kirby allen