Born: June 24, 1824
Birthplace: Smith County Tennessee
Father: John Hawkins Burford
Mother: Nancy McAllister Burford
Wife: Mary J. Knight Burford
Education:
Attended Irvine College
Burford did not study law at Lebanon School of Law which not opened until 1847, by which law he had already received his law degree following study with Judge A.J. Marchbanks at McMinnville, TN. This was common practice at the time in Tennessee because there were no law schools west of the Appalachian Mountains prior to 1847.
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Jefferson Texas
Attorney in Dallas Texas
District Attorney in Dallas Texas
Judge in Dallas Texas
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Private Good’s Texas Artillery
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 19th Texas Cavalry Regiment
1864: Resigned as Colonel on June 7, 1864
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Dallas Texas
1866 – 1869: Texas State Representative
1866 – 1869: Speaker of Texas State House of Representatives
1874: Presiding Judge of Dallas County Texas
1876 – 1877: Judge of 11th Judicial District of Texas
1879 – 1881: United States Commissioner
Died: May 10, 1898
Place of Death: Dallas Texas
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Greenwood Cemetery Dallas Texas
Birthplace: Smith County Tennessee
Father: John Hawkins Burford
Mother: Nancy McAllister Burford
Wife: Mary J. Knight Burford
Education:
Attended Irvine College
Burford did not study law at Lebanon School of Law which not opened until 1847, by which law he had already received his law degree following study with Judge A.J. Marchbanks at McMinnville, TN. This was common practice at the time in Tennessee because there were no law schools west of the Appalachian Mountains prior to 1847.
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Jefferson Texas
Attorney in Dallas Texas
District Attorney in Dallas Texas
Judge in Dallas Texas
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Private Good’s Texas Artillery
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 19th Texas Cavalry Regiment
1864: Resigned as Colonel on June 7, 1864
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Dallas Texas
1866 – 1869: Texas State Representative
1866 – 1869: Speaker of Texas State House of Representatives
1874: Presiding Judge of Dallas County Texas
1876 – 1877: Judge of 11th Judicial District of Texas
1879 – 1881: United States Commissioner
Died: May 10, 1898
Place of Death: Dallas Texas
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Greenwood Cemetery Dallas Texas
Born: June 24, 1824
Birthplace: Smith County Tennessee
Father: John Hawkins Burford
Mother: Nancy McAllister Burford
Wife: Mary J. Knight Burford
Education:
Attended Irvine College
Burford did not study law at Lebanon School of Law which not opened until 1847, by which law he had already received his law degree following study with Judge A.J. Marchbanks at McMinnville, TN. This was common practice at the time in Tennessee because there were no law schools west of the Appalachian Mountains prior to 1847.
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Jefferson Texas
Attorney in Dallas Texas
District Attorney in Dallas Texas
Judge in Dallas Texas
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Private Good’s Texas Artillery
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 19th Texas Cavalry Regiment
1864: Resigned as Colonel on June 7, 1864
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Dallas Texas
1866 – 1869: Texas State Representative
1866 – 1869: Speaker of Texas State House of Representatives
1874: Presiding Judge of Dallas County Texas
1876 – 1877: Judge of 11th Judicial District of Texas
1879 – 1881: United States Commissioner
Died: May 10, 1898
Place of Death: Dallas Texas
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Greenwood Cemetery Dallas Texas
Birthplace: Smith County Tennessee
Father: John Hawkins Burford
Mother: Nancy McAllister Burford
Wife: Mary J. Knight Burford
Education:
Attended Irvine College
Burford did not study law at Lebanon School of Law which not opened until 1847, by which law he had already received his law degree following study with Judge A.J. Marchbanks at McMinnville, TN. This was common practice at the time in Tennessee because there were no law schools west of the Appalachian Mountains prior to 1847.
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Jefferson Texas
Attorney in Dallas Texas
District Attorney in Dallas Texas
Judge in Dallas Texas
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Private Good’s Texas Artillery
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 19th Texas Cavalry Regiment
1864: Resigned as Colonel on June 7, 1864
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Dallas Texas
1866 – 1869: Texas State Representative
1866 – 1869: Speaker of Texas State House of Representatives
1874: Presiding Judge of Dallas County Texas
1876 – 1877: Judge of 11th Judicial District of Texas
1879 – 1881: United States Commissioner
Died: May 10, 1898
Place of Death: Dallas Texas
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Greenwood Cemetery Dallas Texas
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