Question: who was the first elected president of the republic of texas
Answer: Burnet ( 1788 - 04 - 18 ) April 18 , 1788 -- ( 1870 - 12 - 05 ) December 5 , 1870 ( aged 82 ) March 16 , 1836 -- October 22 , 1836 Nonpartisan Interim Delegate to the Convention of 1833 Lorenzo de Zavala Sam Houston ( 1793 - 03 - 02 ) March 2 , 1793 -- ( 1863 - 07 - 26 ) July 26 , 1863 ( aged 70 ) October 22 , 1836 -- December 10 , 1838 Nonpartisan ( 1836 ) Commander - in - Chief of the Texian Army ( 1836 ) Mirabeau B.