Simon Pierce Burns
Full Name: Simon Pierce BurnsDate of birth: January 1, 1834
Date of death: April 8, 1898
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 108 | Jan 12, 1897 - Apr 8, 1898 | 25th | Democrat | Brownwood / Brown | Brown, Coleman | |
| H | 108 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th | Democrat | Brownwood / Brown | Brown, Coleman |
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House District 108
Jan 12, 1897 - Apr 8, 1898 Legislatures: 25th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Brownwood / Brown Counties in district: Brown, Coleman |
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House District 108
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 Legislatures: 24th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Brownwood / Brown Counties in district: Brown, Coleman |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Colonel Simon Pierce Burns, "Historical Scrapbook: Simon P. Burns, Military Leader, Politician," 6/30/2021. Taken from A Few Good Horses by Simon Pierce Burns, a great grandson of Colonel Burns. Brownwood Bulletin.
- Biographical sketch, S.P. Burns, pp. 75-76. Born 1/1/1835 in Logan County, Ohio. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Colonel, Company A, 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry. Simon P. Burns, U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865. Col. Simon Pierce Burns, Sr., birth date 1/1/1834 in Logan, Ohio; death date 4/8/1898 in Granbury, Hood County, Texas. Donna Jayne Burns Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
- Simon Peter Burns, birth date 1/1/1834, death date 4/8/1898. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
- Confederate States Army, Colonel, Company A, 11th Missouri Infantry. Discusses later appointment as Brigadier General. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Other Resources
- Col. S.P. Burns, birth date 1/1/1834, death date 4/8/1898, burial in Heflin Cemetery, Owens, Brown County. Find a Grave.
- "Hon. S.P. Burns Dead," The Houston Daily Post, 4/16/1898, p. 5. "Colonel Burns served two terms as a member of the Texas house of representatives from the Brownwood district . . . ," Confederate veteran. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph. S.P. Burns, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. S.P. Burns, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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