This governor of Tennessee and political protégé of Andrew Jackson commanded the winning forces at a battle that had benefitted from the burning of Vince's Bridge and a gift from Cincinnati, the Twin Sister cannons.
He didn't secure the VP nomination at the convention, but this politician placed second to John Bell as the Constitutional Union's nominee for president in 1860. At age 16, he ran away from home, staying with a Cherokee tribe led by Ahuludegi. He hired Francis Scott Key to represent him after thrashing William (*) Stanbery with his cane. This governor of Tennessee and political protégé of Andrew Jackson commanded the winning forces at a battle that had benefitted from the burning of Vince's Bridge and a gift from Cincinnati, the Twin Sister cannons. In his most famous post, he was succeeded by Mirabeau Lamar. For 10 points, name this first President of the Republic of Texas, the victor at San Jacinto who names the largest city in Texas.
He didn't secure the VP nomination at the convention, but this politician placed second to John Bell as the Constitutional Union's nominee for president in 1860.
Sam Houston