Hal B. Burton

Hal B. Burton was an American state legislator in Arkansas. He represented Jefferson County, Arkansas in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1887.[1][2][3] He was a Republican and served one term.[4]

In 1880 he was a farmer; in the 1890s, he worked as a merchant and saloon manager. In 1908, he was listed as a porter, in the city directory of Pine Bluff, Arkansas,[3] and may have died there between 1910 and 1920. His third wife was documented as a sower.

He was the great-great-grandfather of actor LeVar Burton.[5] On a 2024 episode of the PBS program, Finding Your Roots, featuring LeVar Burton, it was noted that Hal Burton was described in one contemporary newspaper account as a "gay lothario" and accused of being a womanizer.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Arkansas Office of the Secretary of State (May 1, 1893). "Report" – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Central Arkansas. Southern Historical Press. May 1, 1889. ISBN 9780893080792 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ^ a b Wintory, Blake J. (2006). "African-American Legislators in the Arkansas General Assembly, 1868–1893". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 65 (4): 385–434. doi:10.2307/40028092. ISSN 0004-1823. JSTOR 40028092.
  4. ^ "African American Legislators - Nineteenth Century". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  5. ^ a b "Fathers and Sons". Finding Your Roots. Season 10. Episode 3. January 16, 2024. PBS. Retrieved February 5, 2024.


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