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1st vice president of the Republic of Texas David G. Burnet: 3 Sam Houston (1793–1863) December 13, 1841 – December 9, 1844: 1841: 1st president of the Republic of Texas Edward Burleson: 4 Anson Jones (1798–1858) December 9, 1844 – December 19, 1846: 1844: 11th secretary of state of the Republic of Texas: Kenneth Lewis Anderson
Samuel Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ, HEW-stən; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American general and statesman who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two individuals to represent Texas in the United States Senate.
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 first Texas presidential election was held on September 5, 1836. Burnet declined to run, and Houston was elected to become the first president. [18] Houston was expected to take office in December. On October 3, Burnet called the first session of the Texas Congress to order in Columbia. Houston arrived at the session on October 9, and the ...
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.
May 14 – Treaties of Velasco signed by Republic of Texas officials and General Santa Anna ending the Texas Revolution. October 3 - The 1st Congress of the Republic of Texas assembles at Columbia. October 22 - Sam Houston becomes president of the republic.
“Substance is more important," Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said when asked about the significance of the first millennial vice president and the prospect of a Gen X commander-in-chief.
President John F. Kennedy in the presidential limousine, minutes before his assassination. On Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, at 12:30 pm Central Standard Time (18:30 UTC), Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed President John F. Kennedy. The Texas Governor, John B. Connally, was also shot but survived. The episode caused a national ...