List of Governors of Texas - Other High Offices Held

Name Gubernatorial Term Other High Offices Held
Sam Houston 1859-1861 U.S. Representative (1823-1827), Governor of Tennessee (1827-1829), President of Texas (1836-1838, 1841-1844), U.S. Senator (1846-1859)
W. Lee O'Daniel 1939-1941 U.S. Senator (1941–1949)
Price Daniel 1957–1963 U.S. Senator (1953–1957)
John Connally 1963–1969 U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1961)
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1971–1972)
Bill Clements 1979–1983
1987–1991		 U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense (1971–1977)
George W. Bush 1995–2000 43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)

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