Ep. 21: Texans You Should Know: Temple Lea Houston

Meet Temple Lea Houston, youngest son of Texas hero Sam Houston and one of Texas's first great trial lawyers.  He was known for his quick mind, a silver tongue, fancy dress and a fast gun.  All of those were helpful in the early courtrooms of Texas.  He turned down the chance for high political office in exchange for the excitement of frontier justice.  He also delivered one of the greatest closing arguments in history.  Come to court in frontier Texas and get Wise About Texas. Temple Lea Houston   The Brigham monument at San Jacinto Dedication of the new state capitol building 1888 Happy hour in Tascosa, Texas back in the old days The old stone courthouse in Mobeetie Temple Houston about 1890

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