Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan unveils a portrait of Walter Moses Burton during a news conference Friday at the old county courthouse in Richmond, the first African-American to serve in the position of county sheriff in the U.S. (Photo from Facebook)
  As part of Fort Bend Countyâs commemoration of Black History Month, county officials unveiled a portrait of Walter Moses Burton, the first African American to hold the position of county sheriff in the U.S.
County Judge KP George said the portrait will be displayed in one of the hallways inside the old county courthouse in Richmond.Â