Texas Legislators: Past & Present

George W. Burton

Full Name: George W. Burton
Birth date: May 17, 1848
Death date: January 26, 1933

Terms of Service

House, 36th Legislature
1/14/1919 - 1/11/1921
Democrat
House, 35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/9/1917 - 1/14/1919
Democrat
House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat

(1) District 5 comprised of Panola county; District 6 comprised of Rusk county, p. 39, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) District 6 represented by G.W. Burton, p. 4. House Journal .
(3) District 5 represented by George W. Burton, p. 368. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. G.W. Burton, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. W. Burton, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.W. Burton, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Confederate States Army. G.W. Burton, born about 1848 in Edgefield, South Carolina; death date 1/26/1933 in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas. Pension File No. 38986, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com .
G.W. Burton, birth date 5/17/1848 in South Carolina, death date 1/26/1933 in Rusk County, farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
G.W. Burton, birth date 5/17/1848, death date 1/26/1933, burial in Blackjack Cemetery, Henderson, Rusk County. Includes historical marker photo. Find a Grave .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
Obituary, "Last Rites for Carlisle Pioneer This Afternoon: George W. Burton Distinguished Citizen of Rusk County for Over 50 Years," Henderson Daily News, 1/27/1933, pp. 1-2, crediting Rusk County Library. Confederate veteran. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Historical marker, George W. Burton, Henderson, Rusk County; "served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1915 to 1921." Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission) .
36th Legislature (1919) - G.W. Burton, postoffice Henderson, nativity South Carolina, age 69 (born circa 1850), 38 years in Texas, farmer, member of former legislatures: 34th-35th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .