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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 Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note 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 (4)   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. (4) Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Historical marker, George W. Burton. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission). Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, South Carolina, Company B, 2nd Regiment, October 1864 to April 1865. Includes clarification from War Department, Adjutant General, Washington, D.C., to Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 4/18/1923. G.W. Burton, born about 1848 in Edgefield, South Carolina; death date 1/26/1933 in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas. Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Pension File No. 38986. Ancestry.com. Other Resources George W. Burton, birth date 5/17/1848, death date 1/26/1933, interment in Blackjack Cemetery, Henderson, Rusk County, including photo of historical marker noting George W. Burton's legislative service from 1915 to 1921. Find a Grave. 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. Photographs Photograph. George Burton, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George Burton, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George Burton, 36th 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 Informationtop 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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