Rufus Columbus Burleson
(1823-1901)

Baptist minister and President of Baylor University

Died aged 77

Rufus Columbus Burleson (August 7, 1823 – May 14, 1901) was the president of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, from 1851 to 1861 and again from 1886 to 1897.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Texas Historical Marker #08421

General Sam Houston Baptismal Site. One and one-half miles south General Sam Houston was baptized by Rufus C. Burleson, Baptist minister and president of Baylor University, November 19, 1854 in Rocky Creek. #8421

?, Independence, TX, United States where they was (1854)

Sam Houston was baptized here (40 yards west) on Nov 19 1854 by Dr R. C. Burleson pastor of the Independenc Baptist Church and President of Baylor University

, Independence, TX, United States where they was (1854)