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Thomas William House, Sr..
Texan businessman and Mayor of Houston (1814-1880)
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About Thomas William House, Sr.
Thomas William House Sr. was a merchant, cotton factor, investor, banker, and politician in Houston, Texas. House started as a baker in New York and New Orleans, before establishing his own businesses in Houston. These businesses included a bakery and confectionary, a general dry goods store, cotton factorage, and bank. He was also a major investor and organizer of Houston-based transportation and utility companies. He traded cotton while evading naval blockades during the American Civil War.
Everything about Thomas William House, Sr. →- Occupation
- politician
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 4, 1814
- Died
- January 17, 1880