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Burke and Bryan Die. Texan Leaders Rendered Tributes
Dallas and Austin report the deaths of Congressman Robert Emmet Burke and Colonel Guy M. Bryan. Burke, born 1847 in Alabama, served in the Civil War, moved to Texas, and held multiple public offices including district judge and congressman. Bryan, a pioneer Texan, served in the Texas legislature and federal Congress, with burial in the state cemetery planned amid memorial honors.
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Robert Emmet Burke
Judge Burke
Tallapoosa County
Alabama
Georgia
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Georgia Cavalry
Hampton
Butler
Greensborough
N. C
Texas
Jefferson
Tex
Mary L. Henderson
J. B. Henderson
Robert Emmet Jr
Albert C
Lucile
Guy M. Bryan
Austin
Colonel Bryan
Herenlaneum
Pleasant Bayou
Brazoria County
Summerville
Texas Volunteers
Mexico
Bryan
Senate
Congress
Reagan