Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Patrick Houston (September 30, 1837-1901) was a state senator and military man from Leon County, Florida, United States.Houston was born in Savannah, Georgia to Edward Houston and came to Tallahassee, Florida in 1838 or 1839.Houston''s farm was known as Lakeland Stock Farm. There he bred 250 head of Durham, Jersey and Guernsey cattle. Houston also is reported to have had 20 horses, 10 mules, and 500 head of sheep. He also grew crops on 150 acres (0.61 km2) of land including 300 pecan trees, corn, wheat, rye, potatoes, and cotton (according to the Tenth U.S. Census, 1879-1880).