D.W. Burley
Full Name: D. W. BurleyDate of birth: 1844
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 18 | Feb 10, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 | 12th (1) (2) (3) | Radical Republican | Calvert / Robertson | Freestone, Leon, Robertson |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Burley was a Radical Republican. Handbook of Texas Online. ↩
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/10/1870. House Journal. ↩
(3) Radical Republican Association, established 6/4/1870, p. 26. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016. ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(1) Burley was a Radical Republican. Handbook of Texas Online. ↩
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/10/1870. House Journal. ↩
(3) Radical Republican Association, established 6/4/1870, p. 26. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016. ↩
Biographical Information
- 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 589, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates of 1868-1900. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 81, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- Biographical information in Alwyn Barr, "Black Legislators of Reconstruction Texas," Volume 32, Number 4, December 1986, pp. 340-352. Civil War History.
- Biographical sketch. Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas, 2002.
- BURLEY, D.W. (ca. 1844-?). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, p. 5. Included in list of eleven African-American delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1868-1869, Appendix A. Birth year 1844, Appendix D. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016.
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