David G. Burnet, head of the temporary government, gave into public pressure and unexpectedly resigned on Oct. 22, 1836 to make way for president- elect Sam Houston. At four o’clock that afternoon, the hero of San Jacinto took the oath of office weeks ahead of schedule.
Mirabeau Lamar, Burnet’s biased soul mate, later grumbled, “That little month Houston could not wait.” But popular impatience rath…
