George W. Burton

Full Name: George W. Burton
Date of birth: May 17, 1848
Date of death: January 26, 1933

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	6	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Henderson / Rusk	Rusk
H	6	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Henderson / Rusk	Rusk
H	6	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Henderson / Rusk	Rusk

(1) District 5 comprised of Panola county; District 6 comprised of Rusk county, p. 39, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 6 represented by G.W. Burton, p. 4. House Journal.
(3) District 5 represented by George W. Burton, p. 368. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 6
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Rusk

House District 6
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Rusk

House District 6
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Rusk

Biographical Information top

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army. G.W. Burton, born about 1848 in Edgefield, South Carolina; death date 1/26/1933 in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas. Pension File No. 38986, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.

Other Resources

G.W. Burton, birth date 5/17/1848 in South Carolina, death date 1/26/1933 in Rusk County, farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
G.W. Burton, birth date 5/17/1848, death date 1/26/1933, burial in Blackjack Cemetery, Henderson, Rusk County. Includes historical marker photo. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Last Rites for Carlisle Pioneer This Afternoon: George W. Burton Distinguished Citizen of Rusk County for Over 50 Years," Henderson Daily News, 1/27/1933, pp. 1-2, crediting Rusk County Library. Confederate veteran. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Historical marker, George W. Burton, Henderson, Rusk County; "served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1915 to 1921." Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
36th Legislature (1919) - G.W. Burton, postoffice Henderson, nativity South Carolina, age 69 (born circa 1850), 38 years in Texas, farmer, member of former legislatures: 34th-35th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. G.W. Burton, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.W. Burton, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. W. Burton, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Game and Fisheries Insurance Municipal and Private Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
35th R.S. - 1917 Congressional Districts Labor Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Debt Public Lands and Land Office
34th R.S. - 1915 Common Carriers Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Mines and Mining Public Health Public Lands and Land Office

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