# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edward-burleson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:30:53.587Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edward-burleson"
name: "Edward Burleson"
slug: "edward-burleson"
description: "Edward Burleson was the third vice president of the Republic of Texas. After Texas was annexed to the United States, he served in the State Senate. Prior to his government service in Texas, he was a commander of Texian Army forces during the Texas Revolution. Before moving to Texas, he served in militias in Alabama, Missouri, and Tennessee, and fought in the War of 1812. Burleson was the soldier who was given Santa Anna's sword when he surrendered. He died in Austin, Texas in December 1851."
tagline: "American politician (1798-1851)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edburleson.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1798-12-15"
deathDate: "1851-12-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.97
  momentum:             0.4477611940298508
  historical:           7.901370666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Берлесон, Эдвард"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ادوارد بورلزون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Burleson"
    title: "Edward Burleson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Burleson"
    title: "Edward Burleson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Burleson"
    title: "Edward Burleson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Burleson"
    title: "Edward Burleson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%97%90%EB%93%9C%EC%9B%8C%EB%93%9C_%EB%B2%8C%EB%A0%88%EC%8A%A8"
    title: "에드워드 벌레슨"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Burleson"
    title: "Edward Burleson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Burleson"
    title: "Edward Burleson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1135672"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump