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Waller T. Burns Full Name: Waller T. Burns Date of birth: January 14, 1858 Date of death: November 17, 1917 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 16 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901 26th (2)   25th (1) (3)   Republican Houston / Harris   Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller (1) 25th Legislature - 1/12/1897, p. 1, listed in "roll of Senators-elect." Senate Journal . (2) 26th Legislature - 1/10/1899, p. 1, listed in "roll of hold-over Senators." Senate Journal . (3) 25th Legislature, 1897 and 26th Legislature, 1899 - list Waller T. Burns as Republican. Texas Legislative Manual .   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketches of members of the 25th Legislature, Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment 1897. Photographs Photograph. Waller T. Burns, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Waller T. Burns, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Other Resources BURNS, WALLER T. (1858-1917) Handbook of Texas Online . Portrait, Texas Jurists, 1836 - 1936 1936. Committee Informationtop 26th R.S. - 1899 Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Enrolled Bills   Federal Relations   Judiciary No. 1   Military Affairs   Towns and City Corporations   Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments (Chair)  25th R.S. - 1897 Claims and Accounts   Commerce and Manufacturing   Constitutional Amendments   Frontier Protection   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Labor   Mining and Irrigation   State Asylums   State Lunatic Asylum, Texas Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Institute for the Blind, and Institute for Deaf, Dumb and Blind Colored Youths, Special   Towns and City Corporations

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