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Victory in the Battle of San Jacinto made Houston a hero to many Texans, and he won the 1836 Texas presidential election, defeating Stephen F. Austin, who would receive the honor of having the city of Austin named after him, and Henry Smith. Houston took office on October 22, 1836, after interim president David G. Burnet resigned. [51]
Voters overwhelmingly chose Houston the first president, ratified the constitution drawn up by the Convention of 1836, and approved a resolution to request annexation to the United States. [110] Houston issued an executive order sending Santa Anna to Washington, D.C., and from there he was soon sent home. [111]
When Mexico was again threatening Texas, President Sam Houston moved the capital to Houston on June 27, 1842. However, the Austin residents wanted to keep the archives in their city. This would be known as the Archive Wars. The capital was then moved to Washington on-the-Brazos on September 29. Austin became capital again in 1845, just before ...
Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second ...
President Prior office Party Term Vice President — March 16, 1836 – October 22, 1836: David G. Burnet 1788–1870 (Lived: 82 years) Delegate to the Convention of 1833: Unaffiliated: Interim [2] Lorenzo de Zavala: 1 October 22, 1836 – December 10, 1838: Sam Houston 1793–1863 (Lived: 70 years) Commander-in-chief of the Texian Army (1836 ...
Earlier this year, the Mexican president called the floating buoys Texas officials placed in the Rio Grande “inhumane.” Abbott has said he’s taking necessary steps to secure the border.
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 ...
One of the perks of being president of the United States is that many things are later named in your honor -- schools, libraries, even entire cities. And among the most common things to name after ...