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Edward E. Burns

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Edward E. Burns
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 16th district
In office
1901–1908
Preceded byCharles H. Baxter
Succeeded byJohn J. Blaine
Personal details
BornJanuary 20, 1858
East Dubuque, Illinois
DiedJune 15, 1941
Galena, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
ResidencePlatteville, Wisconsin
ProfessionPolitician

Edward Eugene Burns (January 20, 1858 – June 15, 1941) was an American lawyer from Platteville, Wisconsin who served as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Background

O'Neil was born in what would later become East Dubuque, Illinois on January 20, 1858.[1] Shortly after he was born, his family moved to Jamestown, Wisconsin, and settled on a farm where he grew up. He attended the Platteville Normal School, later the University of Wisconsin–Platteville; and the University of Wisconsin Law School,[2] graduating in the class of 1887. He practiced law for one year in Boscobel, Wisconsin, then moving to Platteville on December 1, 1890. Burns died on June 15, 1941 while visiting his brother in Galena, Illinois.[2]

Elected office and military service

He was elected a member of the county board in 1895 and 1896, and was the city attorney of Platteville in 1897 and 1898.[1]

In 1898, he entered the Army for two years and served in the Spanish–American War[2] as Captain of Company C of the 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment.[1]

He was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate's 16th District (Grant and Iowa Counties) on November 6, 1900 (Republican incumbent Charles H. Baxter was not a candidate), beating Democrat William Synon and Prohibitionist John W. Horsfall;[1] and was re-elected in 1904. He was succeeded in 1909 by John J. Blaine, also a Republican.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wisconsin Blue Book. 1903. p. 1,081.
  2. ^ a b c "Burns, Former State Senator, Passes Away". The Daily Tribune. June 16, 1941. p. 10. Retrieved May 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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