Joseph Henry Burrows (May 15, 1840 – April 28, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Joseph H. Burrows | |
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.jpg) From 1882's Public Men of To-Day | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Gideon F. Rothwell |
| Succeeded by | Martin L. Clardy |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
| In office 1878–1880 | |
| In office 1870–1874 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Henry Burrows May 15, 1840 Manchester, England |
| Died | April 28, 1914 (aged 73) Cainsville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Lawn Cemetery |
| Political party | Greenback |
| Profession | Politician |
Born in Manchester, England, Burrows immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Quincy, Illinois. He attended the common schools at Quincy, Illinois, and Keokuk, Iowa. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Cainsville, Missouri, in 1862. He was ordained as a minister in Cainsville in 1867. He served as member of the Missouri House of Representatives in 1870–1874 and 1878–1880.
Burrows was elected as a Greenback to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883). During his term, one notable act was his appointment of John J. Pershing to the United States Military Academy.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress. He resumed ministerial duties and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Cainsville, Missouri, April 28, 1914. He was interred in Oak Lawn Cemetery, near Cainsville.
References
edit- ^ Shoemaker, Floyd C. (1919). "Personal: Hon. Joseph H. Burrows". The Missouri Historical Review. Vol. XIII. Columbia, MO: State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 88 – via Google Books.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Joseph H. Burrows (id: B001141)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.