This man came in second to John Bell for the presidential nomination of the Constitutional Union party, and Edward Clark replaced him as governor when his state seceded.
In his best-known post, this man attempted to stave off war between forces led by Thomas Jefferson Rusk and Chief Bowl during the Cordova Rebellion. Francis Scott Key defended this man after he beat William Stanbery with a cane in retaliation against Stanbery's charges of fraud against John Eaton and this man. This man came in second to John Bell for the presidential nomination of the Constitutional Union party, and Edward Clark replaced him as governor when his state seceded. This man's horse, Saracen, was shot out from under him during his victory at San Jacinto, shortly after which this man's forces captured Santa Anna and secured Texan Independence. For 10 points, name this two-term President of Texas who lends his name to that state's largest city.
In his best-known post, this man attempted to stave off war between forces led by Thomas Jefferson Rusk and Chief Bowl during the Cordova Rebellion.
Samuel Houston