James M. Burroughs
Full Name: James M. BurroughsDate of birth: 1824
Date of death: November 28, 1897
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 15 | Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (1) (2) (3) 6th (4) (5) | Milam / Sabine | Jasper, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine | ||
| H | Sabine | Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 | 2nd (6) | Milam / Sabine | Sabine | ||
| H | Sabine | Feb 16, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847 | 1st (7) | Milam / Sabine | Sabine |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Listed in "Senators holding over: Democrats." Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
(2) 7th Legislature - Roll of Senators (holdover Senator), 11/2/1857, pp. 1, 4. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 7th Legislature - Listed in "large cadre of returning senators," p. 276. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990. ↩
(4) Democrat - listed in Democratic State Convention, 1856, Committee on Resolutions, p. 65. Platforms of Political Parties in Texas, 1916. ↩
(5) 6th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats, 11/5/1855, p. 2. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
(7) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 2nd (6)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Milam / Sabine
- Counties in district:
- Sabine
- Legislatures:
- 1st (7)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Milam / Sabine
- Counties in district:
- Sabine
Terms of service notes
(1) Listed in "Senators holding over: Democrats." Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
(2) 7th Legislature - Roll of Senators (holdover Senator), 11/2/1857, pp. 1, 4. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 7th Legislature - Listed in "large cadre of returning senators," p. 276. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990. ↩
(4) Democrat - listed in Democratic State Convention, 1856, Committee on Resolutions, p. 65. Platforms of Political Parties in Texas, 1916. ↩
(5) 6th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats, 11/5/1855, p. 2. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
(7) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch, p. 60. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
- Biographical sketch, Hon. James. M. Burroughs, pp. 536-537. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
- BURROUGHS, JAMES M. (1824-?). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, p. 261, born in Alabama. Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 1866, but denied a seat because of his service in the Confederate Army. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
- Confederate States Army, Captain. J.M. Burroughs, nativity Alabama, age 39, occupation farmer, enlisted 6/15/1863 at Hemphill. Ancestry.com.
- Census of 1850 - James M. Burroughs, Sabinetown, Sabine County, age 25, born circa 1825 in Alabama, lawyer and farmer.
Census of 1860 - James M. Burroughs, Sabine County, age 35, born circa 1825 in Alabama, farmer. FamilySearch. 1850 1860 - Death notice, "Col. J.M. Burroughs Dead," Galveston Tribune, 11/30/1897, p. 1, crediting Rosenberg Library. Death date 11/28/1897 in St. Louis, Missouri. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1845. Journals of the Convention, assembled at the city of Austin on the Fourth of July, 1845, for the purpose of framing a constitution for the State of Texas, pp. 377-378. Austin: Miner & Cruger, printers to the Convention, 1845. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
- Delegate to Secession Convention of Texas, 1861. Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas 1861. Edited from the original in the department of state by Ernest William Winkler, State Librarian. Texas Library and Historical Commission, the State Library. Austin: Austin Print. Co., 1912, pp. 20-22. Originally published serially in newspapers. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
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