:Victor S. K. Houston

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|name = Victor S. K. Houston

|image = Victor Houston.jpg

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|office=Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii Territory's At-large district

|term_start = March 4, 1927

|term_end = March 3, 1933

|predecessor = William P. Jarrett

|successor = Lincoln L. McCandless

|birth_date = {{birth date |1876|07|22}}

|birth_place = San Francisco, California

|death_date = {{death date and age|1959|07|31|1876|07|22}}

|death_place = Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii

|party = Republican

|alma_mater = United States Naval Academy

|allegiance = {{nowrap|{{flag|United States of America|1912|size=23px}}}}

|branch = {{flag|United States Navy|1864|size=23px}}

|serviceyears = 1897–1926

|rank = commander

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Victor Stewart Kaleoaloha Houston (July 22, 1876 — July 31, 1959) was an American politician and naval officer who served in the United States Congress representing the Territory of Hawaii.

Education and naval career

Born in San Francisco, California, he was the son of United States Navy Rear Admiral Edwin Samuel Houston and Caroline Poor Kahikiola Brickwood, who was part Native Hawaiian.{{cite book|last=Day|first=Arthur Grove|author-link=A. Grove Day|title=History Makers of Hawaii: a Biographical Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wkp0AAAAMAAJ|year=1984|publisher=Mutual Publishing of Honolulu|location=Honolulu|isbn=978-0-935180-09-1|oclc=11087565|page=54}}{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Albert Pierce|title=Court Beauties of Fifty Years Ago|newspaper=The Pacific Commercial Advertiser|location=Honolulu|date=June 12, 1910|volume=VII|issue=388|page=13|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85047084/1910-06-12/ed-1/seq-13/|access-date=September 26, 2016}}

Houston attended Real Schule in Dresden, Saxony then at the Cantonal College in Lausanne, Switzerland. He returned to the United States where he attended Force School in Washington, DC and then Werntz Preparatory School{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} in Annapolis, Maryland. In 1897, Houston obtained a degree and commission as a naval officer from the United States Naval Academy. He retired from active service in the armed forces in 1926 with the rank of commander.

World War II service

With the attack of Honolulu on December 7, 1941, Houston was recalled up to duty as a naval officer, and remained in the Navy until March 1, 1945. He rose through the ranks to become a captain on June 9, 1943.

Politics

Houston moved to Hawaii in 1909 where he became active with the Hawaii Republican Party. From March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1933, Houston served several terms as a Congressional delegate for the territory to the United States House of Representatives. He lost a bid for reelection and retired from politics. He was also a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1928 and 1932.