page_title: Omar Burleson
hierarchical_section_title: Omar Burleson
caption_attribution_description: English: Omar Burleson, member of the United States House of Representatives.
context_page_description: Omar Truman Burleson was an attorney, judge, FBI agent and veteran of World War II when he was first elected in 1946 as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas's 17th congressional district. He was re-elected to Congress from this rural district for more than 30 years, resigning in December 1978 rather than run again for office.
context_section_description: Omar Truman Burleson (March 19, 1906 – May 14, 1991) was an attorney, judge, FBI agent and veteran of World War II when he was first elected in 1946 as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas's 17th congressional district. He was re-elected to Congress from this rural district for more than 30 years, resigning in December 1978 rather than run again for office.
caption: Omar Burleson, 1953 from Congressional Pictorial Directory
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