Which individual was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas under the Texas Constitution of 1836?

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Sam Houston was elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas under the Texas Constitution of 1836. General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was the Mexican general who was defeated by the Texans at the Battle of San Jacinto and later signed the Treaty of Velasco recognizing Texas as an independent nation. Edmund Jackson Davis was a Union Army officer during the Civil War who served as the governor of Texas during Reconstruction. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.

Which Individual Was Elected the First President of the Republic