Basically won the election as the second president of the RoT because his opponents Peter Grayson and James Collinsworth committed suicide.
Did not seem like a very likeable man, he was appointed commander of Texas troops after Houston but the army refused to serve under him.
Seriously though, life in Texas must have been very hard the suicides of important people seems pretty high for the 1830s and 40s. Anson Jones the last president is another suicide. Some were linked to health issues but it really seems suicide was a big problem back then.
Did not seem like a very likeable man, he was appointed commander of Texas troops after Houston but the army refused to serve under him.
Seriously though, life in Texas must have been very hard the suicides of important people seems pretty high for the 1830s and 40s. Anson Jones the last president is another suicide. Some were linked to health issues but it really seems suicide was a big problem back then.