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Edward Murray Burleson (December 15, 1798 – December 26, 1851) was the third vice president of the Republic of Texas. After Texas was annexed to the United States, he served in the State Senate. Prior to his government service in Texas, he was a commander of Texian Army forces during the Texas Revolution.
Dec 4, 2020 · During the Mexican-American war, Burleson enlisted as a private soldier and fought at Monterrey. Finally retiring from field service in the defense of Texas, Burleson was elected to the State Senate, and while in that position died in Austin on 26 December 1851.
Apr 8, 2015 · He was elected to the Senate of the Third Congress but resigned on January 19, 1839, at President Mirabeau B. Lamar's request, to take command of the Frontier Regiment.On May 22, 1839, Burleson intercepted a Córdova agent with proof that Mexico had made allies of Cherokees and other Indians.
Dec 9, 2019 · In 1848, Burleson, then a state senator, helped pass legislation to name Hays County in honor of John Coffee Hays, the famous surveyor and Texas Ranger.
- Texas General Land Office
Feb 6, 2023 · He was elected to the Senate of the Third Congress but resigned on January 19, 1839, at President Mirabeau B. Lamar's request, to take command of the Frontier Regiment.On May 22, 1839, Burleson intercepted a Córdova agent with proof that Mexico had made allies of Cherokees and other Indians.
- NC
- December 15, 1798
- "General Edward Burleson"
- Buncombe, NC, United States
Burleson was politically active as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bastrop County in the second congress, 1837–38, and as a member of the Texas Senate in the third congress, 1838–39.
He distinguished himself in the Texas Revolution and was later (1840) successful in the warfare against the Cherokee in East Texas. Burleson was a senator, then vice president of the Republic of Texas, but was defeated for the presidency in 1844. He also served in the Mexican War.
