For 10 points, name this first President of the Republic of Texas.
Alexis de Tocqueville interviewed this man when he ran a trading post among his friends, the Cherokee Indians. After Congressman William Stanbery accused him of defrauding the Indians under the Jackson administration, he became so incensed that he beat Stanbery and hired Francis Scott Key as his lawyer. This man, nicknamed "Big Drunk," governed Tennessee in the 1820s, and he was evicted as governor of another state after refusing to swear loyalty to the Confederacy. He preceded Mirabeau Lamar as President of a country that gained independence after he won the Battle of San Jacinto. For 10 points, name this first President of the Republic of Texas.
Alexis de Tocqueville interviewed this man when he ran a trading post among his friends, the Cherokee Indians.
Samuel {Houston} [accept Sam {Houston}]