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George S. Houston



         


George Smith Houston (January 17, 1811December 31, 1879) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1866 but was not allowed to take his seat, as Alabama was still under Reconstruction. He was later reelected and served in the Senate from March 4, 1879 until his death at the end of that year.

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Preceded by:
David P. Lewis
Governor of Alabama
1874–1878
Succeeded by:
Rufus W. Cobb
Preceded by:
George E. Spencer
U.S. Senator from Alabama
1879
Succeeded by:
Luke Pryor
Served alongside: John Tyler Morgan







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