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As a former president of Texas, Houston is the only former foreign head of state to have served in the U.S. Congress. ... Life and select literary remains of Sam ...
Sam Houston 1793–1863 (Lived: 70 years) Commander-in-chief of the Texian Army (1836) Unaffiliated: 1 : Mirabeau B. Lamar: 2 December 10, 1838 – December 13, 1841: Mirabeau B. Lamar 1798–1859 (Lived: 61 years) 1st vice president of the Republic of Texas Unaffiliated: 2 : David G. Burnet: 3 December 13, 1841 – December 9, 1844: Sam ...
President: Took office: Left office: Notes: David G. Burnet: 1836 1836 Burnet County; (acting) Vice-president of Texas under Lamar, U.S. Senator-Elect 1866. Sam Houston: 1836 1838 Houston; Houston County; also served as Governor and U.S. Senator, and formerly in Tennessee as Governor and U.S. Representative. Referred to as the first President ...
The 1836 Republic of Texas presidential election was the first such election in the newly established Republic of Texas. Popular war hero Samuel Houston was elected in a decisive victory over Henry Smith and Stephen F. Austin. Houston was inaugurated on October 22, 1836, replacing interim president David G. Burnet.
2nd President of the Republic of Texas; In office December 10, 1838 – December 13, 1841: Vice President: David G. Burnet: Preceded by: Sam Houston: Succeeded by: Sam Houston: 1st Vice President of the Republic of Texas; In office October 22, 1836 – December 10, 1838: President: Sam Houston: Preceded by: Lorenzo de Zavala (interim) Succeeded ...
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Toggle First elected government of the Texas Republic subsection. 1.1 President. 1.2 Vice-President. 1.3 Secretary of State. ... Sam Houston; Vice-President
The son of a pioneer gold prospector in California became one of the most respected philosophers in the nation and a leader in Texas education. Ken Bridges: Sidney Mezes, one-time UT president ...