# 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.

*Texan businessman and Mayor of Houston (1814-1880)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1814-03-04
- **Died:** 1880-01-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 64.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Thomas William House Sr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_William_House_Sr.)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7795153)

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