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

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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.

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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

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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.
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).
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. Includes obituary from Laredo Weekly Times, 11/18/1917. 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 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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