Sam Houston
He came to Texas for a new start, a way to redeem himself to himself if not to the people of his beloved Tennessee and to his fellow US Senators.
Here is also a brief profile of the others involved:
Lorenzo de Zavala
Lorenzo de Zavala was born in Yucatan, Mexico on October 3, 1789. He became an ardent advocate of a democratic reforms. He was imprisoned in 1814 but when he was released he re-entered politics and represented Yucatan in the Spanish Cortes in Madrid. Zavala setteled his family on the Buffalo Bayou across from what would become the Battle of San Jacinto.
Juan Seguin
Juan was born in 1806 and he was in a long established tejano family.
He became a harsh liberal critic of Santa Anna's centralization of authorities
in Mexico in 1820. When he served as the mayor he led the tejano life minded army
against Santa Anna's army in 1835. A year later he was at the Alamo for the first part
of the seige.
The Mexican commander stated that Seguin was still loyal to his Mexican subjects.
The Anglos use to be his comrades suddenly accused him of treason. The madness forced
him to flee to Mexico and leave the city he was born in.
James Fannin
James Fannin was born in Georgia in the January of 1804. Throughout the
18th century the U.S. had as a military figure during the Texas Revolution. James
Fannin came to Texas in 1834 to become a military figure in the U.S. Texas Revolution.
James Fannin was in the Battle of Gonzales, the Battle of Concepcion, and the Battle
of Coleto Creek Alamo Campaign. He was ranked colonel in all these battles. He also served
in the United States Army and the Texas Militia.
At the Battle of Coleto Creek Alamo Campaign he led the Texans on a retreat from
Presidio La Bahia on March 19. It happened because he took nine canons over 500 muskets.
James and his 400 men surrendered at the Battle of Coleto by the Mexican forces and were
taken back to Goliad.
George Childress
George Childress was born in Nashville, Tennessee on January 8, 1804. He went to college at
Davidson and graduated from there. George arrived in Texas in the December of 1835. He came to
Texas in 1830. He spent most on his time being one of the volunteers for Tennessee which helped the
Texas army. The free and independent republic of Texas was officially declared March 1836. The 54
delegates that are representing settlements in Texas approved the Declaration of Independence.
George Childress married Rebecca Jennings and they had two daughters. George tried 3 times
in 1887, 1889, and 1841 to start his own law practice but had failed. George committed suicide by
cutting open his abdomen.
David "Davy" Crockett
Davy Crockett was born in Northwestern Tennesse on August 1786. He learned how
and write at the age of eighteen. Around that time he had already started a family
with several children. David first became involved with politics as magistrate of his
local community. In 1821 he became elected to the State Legislature. For his fourth in
Congress and was defeated by a narrow margin. Crockett bid farewell to Tennesse and
came to Texas in 1835 because of the politics.
David Crockett joined the Texas Revolution and died at the Battle of the Alamo.
Crockett became famous and popularized by stage plays.
Sam "The Raven" Houston
Sam Houston was born in Virginia on March 2, 1793. Sam Houston came to Texas in 1832.
It was an interesting place filled with interesting people and a heck of a place to begin a new life and adveture.
1832
He was the leader.
Houston was a capital of Texas but the capital of Texas was moved to Austin in 1839.
yes
He commanded the Army of Texas.
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Sam Houston.
The first Republic of Texas president was Sam Houston.
Sam Houston He was a US Senator at the time
Sam Houston was the first president of Texas after it won independence for Mexico.
with out Sam Houston Texas wouled still be appart of Mexico
Yes , Sam Houston was both the first and the third President of the Republic of Texas .
Sam Houston had a big impact on Texas. Without him Texas most likely wouldn't have ever joined the U.S, because we would still belong to Mexico. Later, Houston (The city) was named after Sam Houston. Without Sam Houston's involvement in the Texas Revolution, Houston would be named something else.
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