Silas M. Burroughs (politician)
Silas Mainville Burroughs (July 16, 1810 – June 3, 1860) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography
Born in Ovid, New York, Burroughs completed a preparatory course. He was Village Clerk of Medina, New York, in 1835; and a Village trustee in 1836, from 1839 to 1843 and from 1845 to 1847.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840, and commenced practice in Medina. He was Village Attorney of Medina from 1845 to 1847. He was a brigadier general in the New York State Militia from 1848 to 1858.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Orleans Co.) in 1837, 1850, 1851 and 1853.
Burroughs was elected as a Republican to the 35th and 36th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1857, until his death in Medina, New York, on June 3, 1860. He was buried at the Boxwood Cemetery.
Pharmaceutical entrepreneur Silas Mainville Burroughs (1846–1895) was his son.
References
- United States Congress. "Silas M. Burroughs (id: B001139)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External sources
- Silas M. Burroughs (Congressional Cemetery cenotaph) at Find A Grave
- Silas M. Burroughs (Boxwood Cemetery burial) at Find A Grave
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1810 births
- 1860 deaths
- People from Ovid, New York
- People from Medina, New York
- New York lawyers
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- New York Republicans
- American militia generals
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians