George Farmer Burgess

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George Farmer Burgess

George Farmer Burgess (born September 21, 1861 in Wharton , Wharton County , Texas , †  December 31, 1919 in Gonzales , Texas) was an American politician . Between 1901 and 1917 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Burgess attended public schools in his home country. In 1880 he moved to Fayette County with his mother , where he worked in agriculture. Later he was employed as a shop clerk. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1882, he began to practice this profession in La Grange . In 1884 he moved to Gonzales, where he was district attorney in Gonzales County between 1886 and 1889 . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1900 congressional election , Burgess was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the tenth constituency of Texas , where he succeeded Robert B. Hawley on March 4, 1901 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1917 . From 1903 he represented the ninth district of his state there as the successor to Albert S. Burleson . In 1913 the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified.

In 1916, George Burgess unsuccessfully sought his party's nomination for the US Senate elections . After his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked as a lawyer again. He died on December 31, 1919 in Gonzales, where he was also buried.

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SURNAME Burgess, George Farmer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Wharton , Texas
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 1919
Place of death Gonzales , Texas