Joseph H. Burks, Jr.
Full Name: Joseph H. Burks, Jr.Other surnames: Burkes
Date of birth: February 10, 1838
Date of death: September 2, 1898
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (1) | Democrat | Clarksville / Red River | Red River |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 17th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Clarksville / Red River
- Counties in district:
- Red River
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch, Joseph H. Burkes, Jr., History of Clarksville and Old Red River County, pp. 211-212. Relatives: Joseph H. Burkes, Sr. - father; Joseph H. Burkes, Jr. - son. Joseph H. Burkes, Sr. "served three terms in the State Senate . . . and one term in the lower house of the Legislature in 1859. He died during this term of service." HeritageQuest Online.
- Biographical sketch, Hon. Joseph H. Burks, Jr. Relatives: Joseph H. Burks, Sr. - father; Joseph H. Burks, Jr. - son. F.A. Battey and Company, Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas: Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889, p. 135, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Confederate States Army, Company E, 11th Texas Cavalry, Tennessee Army, and Coast Guard. F.A. Battey and Company, Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas: Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889, p. 135, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- J.H. Burks, birth date 2/10/1838, death date 9/2/1898, burial in Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County. Find a Grave.
- Photograph. J.H. Burks, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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