Houser, Samuel T
banker, governor, was born in 1832. He became largely interested in mining, and was successful; settled at Helena, Mont.; and became president of the First National bank of Helena. In 1885 he was appointed governor of the territory of Montana for the term of four years.
HOUSTON, A. ROSS, soldier, civil engineer, was born March 20, 1848, in Middletown, N. Y. He received his education at the Walkill academy and from private tutors. At the age of sixteen he entered. the union army as second lieutenant in the fourth engineer corps D'Afrique; was promoted to first lieutenant and captain, and assigned as aid-de-camp at headquarters, department of the Gulf, and served in the campaigns of Red River and against Mobile in 1864-65. After his war service Capt. Houston entered the employ of the engineer department of the United States army, and has remained continuously in that department to the present time, serving on the New England coast and on works connected with the great lakes and rivers of the northwest.