William Burleigh
William Burleigh | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1823 – July 2, 1827 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Dane |
Succeeded by | Rufus McIntire |
Personal details | |
Born | Northwood, New Hampshire | October 24, 1785
Died | July 2, 1827 South Berwick, Maine | (aged 41)
Political party | Adams-Clay Republican; Adams Republican |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer, |
William Burleigh (October 24, 1785 – July 2, 1827) was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Northwood, New Hampshire, on October 24, 1785. He moved with his parents to Gilmanton, New Hampshire, in 1788 where he attended the common schools and taught for several years. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1815 and commenced practice in South Berwick, Maine.
He was elected as an Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican to the Eighteenth United States Congress and as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth, and Twentieth Congresses, and served in the U.S. Congress from March 4, 1823, until his death in South Berwick on July 2, 1827. He served as chairman of Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury for the Nineteenth Congress. His interment was in Portland Street Cemetery. His son was the later Maine state legislator and U.S. Congressional Representative, John Holmes Burleigh.
See also
References
- United States Congress. "William Burleigh (id: B001109)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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