Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Edward Burleson

Full Name: Edward Burleson
Birth date: December 15, 1798
Death date: December 26, 1851

Terms of Service

Senate, 4th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ Legislature
11/3/1851 - 12/26/1851

Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 11/10/1851, Regular Session.
Senate, 3rd ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ Legislature
11/13/1849 - 11/3/1851

Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 12/20/1849, Regular Session; and 1st C.S.
Senate, 2nd ⁽¹⁾ & 1st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ Legislatures
2/16/1846 - 11/5/1849

Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 12/21/1847, Regular Session.
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 2/16/1846, Regular Session.

(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Mar. 1848, 2nd Legislature, ch. 162, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Jan. 16, 1850, 3rd Legislature, ch. 44. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(3) John S. Ford, sworn 1/20/1852, succeeded Edward Burleson, died 12/26/1851. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) 2/17/1846 legislative canvass declared Nicholas H. Darnell Lt. Gov. and Pres. of the Senate, but tally was incomplete. Edward Burleson, elected pres. pro tempore 2/16, presided until a joint session 5/1 declared Horton the winner, and he was installed 5/2. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(5) Tyler Man. 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) .
(6) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(7) 3rd Legislature, Regular Session - Not present at the organization of the Senate. Oath of office, 11/13/1849, p. 114. Senate Journal .
(8) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elect presented their credentials, qualified, and took their seats, 11/3/1851, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal .
(9) 1st Legislature - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 2/16/1846, p. 4. Senate Journal .
(10) 1st Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office and Classification of Senators, 3/3/1846, p. 60. Drew "second class" (4-year term). Senate Journal .
(11) Description of drawing of terms for Senators, first-class two-year terms and second-class four-year terms, 3/3/1846, p. 180. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861 1990.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

39th Legislature, 1st C.S., 9/22/1926, p. 448. Relatives: Edward Burleson was grand uncle of Andrew Jackson Loyd. Resolutions - Memorial .
4th Legislature - Death of Edward Burleson, speeches, memorial resolutions, funeral service, 12/26/1851-12/27/1851, pp. 380-402. Resolutions - Memorial .
4th Legislature - Death of Edward Burleson, speeches, memorial resolutions, funeral service, eulogy delivered by Guy Morrison Bryan, 12/26/1851-12/27/1851, pp. 215-229. Resolutions - Memorial .

Other Resources

Biographical sketch, pp. 58-59. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845 1942.
Biographical sketch, pp. 135-136. Mentioned on p. 300 of biographical sketch of Colonel John S. Ford, pp. 299-303. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families 1889.
Photo and biographical sketch, Laura Burleson Negley. Birth date 11/7/1890. First woman elected to Texas Legislature from San Antonio. With Helen Moore, one of first two women to serve in the Legislature at the same time. Relatives: Edward Burleson - great-grandfather. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999 2000.
Biographical sketch, Edward Burleson, pp. 50-51. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Patriot Ancestor Album 1995.
BURLESON, EDWARD (1798-1851). Handbook of Texas Online .
ROGERS, LIEUEN MORGAN (1820-1889). Relatives: Edward Burleson - uncle; Lieuen Morgan Rogers - nephew. Handbook of Texas Online .
Texas Army, General, Texas Revolution. Detailed description of military service in the Texas Revolution and Republic, including: Lieutenant Colonel of infantry in Stephen F. Austin's army; General of volunteer army; Colonel of infantry, 1st Regiment in Battles of Gonzales and San Jacinto; Colonel of frontier rangers; Brigadier General of militia established by 1st Congress of the Republic of Texas. Handbook of Texas Online .
Burleson, Edward. Texas State Cemetery .
Portrait, Texas State Library and Archives Commission .
Biographical sketch, as Senate president pro tempore, pp. 165-167; discussed throughout. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861 1990.