Waller T. Burns

Waller Thomas Burns

Full Name: Waller Thomas Burns
Date of birth: January 14, 1858
Date of death: November 17, 1917

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.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 16
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 25th (3) (4)   26th (1) (2)  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: 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 Information top

Biographical Sketches

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. Includes obituary from Laredo Weekly Times, 11/18/1917. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, "Federal Judge Waller T. Burns Succumbed to a Short Illness," 11/18/1917, p. 12. Laredo Weekly Times.
  • Obituary, "Judge Burns Dies; Illness Is Short," San Antonio Express, 11/18/1917, p. 4, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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Committee Information top

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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