Walter Moses Burton (1829?-1913)
Walter Moses Burton holds the distinction of being the first black elected sheriff in the United States. Burton was also a State Senator in Texas. Burton was brought to Fort Bend County, Texas as a slave from North Carolina in 1850 at the age of twenty-one. … Continue reading Walter Moses Burton (1829?-1913)
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