Edward Burleson
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| 3rd Vice President of Texas | |
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Assumed office December 13, 1841 |
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| President | Sam Houston |
| Preceded by | David G. Burnet |
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| Born | December 15, 1798 |
| Died | December 26, 1851 (aged 53) |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Edward Burleson (December 15, 1798 – December 26, 1851) was the third Vice President of the Republic of Texas. After Texas was annexed to the United States, he served in the state Senate. Prior to his government service in Texas, he was a commander of Texian forces during the Texas Revolution. Before moving to Texas, he served in militias in Alabama, Missouri and Tennessee and fought in the War of 1812. Burleson was the soldier that was given Santa Anna's sword when he surrendered.
Known as the "Old Indian Fighter", Burleson was a veteran of the War of 1812 and had served in the Missouri and Texas militias. In October 1835 he was appointed a lieutenant colonel in the Texas army and served under Stephen F. Austin in the opening stages of the Texas Revolution. During the Siege of Béxar, Burleson served as the second-in-command to Gen. Austin, and in November, 1835 he was elected Major General of Texas Volunteers and took command of the volunteer army besieging San Antonio de Béxar and received the surrender of Mexican general Martín Perfecto de Cos. In March, he was appointed a Colonel of Texas Regulars and led the First Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Runaway Scrape and at the Battle of San Jacinto.
With the capture of Antonio López de Santa Anna at San Jacinto, the Mexican general rode double into Sam Houston's camp on the horse of Joel Walter Robison, a soldier in most of the revolutionary battles and later a member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fayette County.
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