Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	City/County	Counties in District
S	15	Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 7, 1859	6th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 7th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	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

(1) Listed in "Senators holding over: Democrats." 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 Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

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.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Captain. J.M. Burroughs, nativity Alabama, age 39, occupation farmer, enlisted 6/15/1863 at Hemphill. Ancestry.com.

Other Resources

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. Date of death 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.

Committee Information top

7th R.S. - 1857 Enrolled Bills Finance Internal Improvements Judiciary Private Land Claims Treasurer's Books and Accounts (Co-Chair)
6th R.S. - 1855 Counties and County Boundaries Education Finance Judicial Districts, Select Land Frauds, Select (Chair) Public Lands Roads, Bridges and Ferries
2nd R.S. - 1847 Education Enrolled Bills (Chair) Post Routes Public Debt and Outstanding Liabilities of the Late Republic of Texas Public Lands
1st R.S. - 1846 Enrolled Bills (Chair) General Land Office, Select Judiciary

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