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Waller Thomas Burns Full Name: Waller Thomas Burns Date of birth: January 14, 1858 Date of death: November 17, 1917 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 16 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901 25th (3) (4)   26th (1) (2)   Republican Houston / Harris   Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller (1) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (2) Republican. Texas Legislative Manual. (3) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal. (4) Republican. Texas Legislative Manual.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Burns, Waller Thomas. Born 1/14/1858 in La Grange, died 11/17/1917 in Laredo. State senator, Texas, 1897-1901. Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present. BURNS, WALLER T. (1858-1917). Handbook of Texas Online. Obituary, "Federal Judge Waller T. Burns Succumbed to a Short Illness," 11/18/1917, p. 12. Laredo Weekly Times. Biographical sketch, Waller T. Burns, pp. 41-42. Born 1/14/1858 in Fayette County. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897. Other Resources Waller T. Burns, birth date 1/14/1859 in Fayette County, death date 11/17/1917 in Laredo, Webb County, U.S. Judge. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Judge Waller Thomas Burns, birth date 1/14/1858, death date 11/17/1917, burial in Old La Grange City Cemetery, Fayette County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. Waller T. Burns, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.T. Burns, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Waller T. Burns, Texas Jurists Collection Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 26th R.S. - 1899 Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Enrolled Bills   Federal Relations   Judiciary No. 1   Military Affairs   Towns and City Corporations   Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments (Chair)  25th R.S. - 1897 Claims and Accounts   Commerce and Manufacturing   Constitutional Amendments   Frontier Protection   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Labor   Mining and Irrigation   State Asylums   State Lunatic Asylum, Texas Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Institute for the Blind, and Institute for Deaf, Dumb and Blind Colored Youths, Special   Towns and City Corporations

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