Harley True Burton (September 5, 1888- October 1964)[1] was a Texas historian, college president, and small-town mayor. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government He was born in Decatur, the seat of Wise County, located north of Fort Worth. Decatur is a city located in Wise County, Texas, United States. Wise County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2000 the population was 48793 Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. [2]
Burton attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he procured a master of arts degree in history, having studied under the well-known historian of Texas, Eugene C. Barker (1874-1956). History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Eugene Campbell Barker ( November 10, 1874 – October 22, 1956) was a distinguished Professor of Texas History Burton's thesis was entitled A History of the JA Ranch, a still-functioning cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle. A dissertation (also called thesis or disquisition) is a document that presents the author's Research and findings and is submitted in support of candidature The JA Ranch, jointly founded by John George Adair and Charles Goodnight, is the oldest privately-owned Cattle operation in the Palo Duro Canyon Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family A ranch is an area of landscape including various structures given primarily to the practice of ranching the practice of raising grazing livestock such as Cattle The Texas Panhandle is a region of the US state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state [2]The thesis was first published in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly in 1927-1928. [3] It was then published in book form and republished in 1966. It is again an out-of-print rare and sought after book. [4].
In 1918, Burton accepted a position teaching science and coaching football at Clarendon College, a two-year junior college in Clarendon, the seat of Donley County. Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Clarendon College is a Community college located in Clarendon, the seat of Donley County in the Texas Panhandle. The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries Clarendon is a city in Donley County, Texas, United States. The Population was 1974 at the 2000 Census. Donley County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 3828 The institution was originally affiliated with the Methodist Church. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations When Burton became the college president, the school became nonsectarian and gained state funding. Nonsectarian, in its most literal sense refers to a lack of Sectarianism. He served as president until his retirement in 1953. [2]
In 1955, Burton was elected mayor of Clarendon and served until 1963. [2]
References
- ^ Social Security Death Index Interactive Search
- ^ a b c d Harley True Burton exhibit, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas
- ^ SHQ Online :: Volume 031 Number 2 :: A HISTORY OF THE J A RANCH
- ^ Harley True Burton, A History of the JA Ranch, Austin: Von Boeckmann-Jones, 1928; reprinted New York: Argonaut, 1966
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