James Bowie

James Bowie was a slave trader, skilled knife fighter and an American frontiersman. He was regarded as a hero in Texas for many reasons one being that he participated in the infamous "Sandbar Fight". He volunteered to be the unofficial leader of the defenders along with Davy Crockett  and died in the battle of Alamo.

                                                  

Reference link : http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/TexasIndependence/p/Biography-Of-Jim-Bowie.htm