Marker Inscription
(August 9, 1840 - June 4, 1913) Born a slave in North Carolina, Walter Moses Burton was brought to Texas about 1860. At the end of the Civil War, he purchased land from his former owner, Thomas B. Burton, from whom he had also learned to read and write. Walter Burton became a successful farmer and in 1869 was elected sheriff of Fort Bend County. He was elected to the Texas Senate in 1873 and served four terms, representing Fort Bend, Wharton, Waller, and Austin counties. Retiring from the Senate in 1882, he returned to farming and remained active in local politics until his death. (1992)
About this site
Walter Moses Burton is a historical marker in Richmond, Fort Bend County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Fort Bend County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.5855, -95.7638 near Richmond. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smith, Thomas Jefferson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Morton, Site of the Home of Randal Jones, and McNabb, John.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5157008982. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
