William A. Burwell

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William A. Burwell

William Armisted Burwell (born March 15, 1780 in Boydton , Mecklenburg County , Virginia , †  February 16, 1821 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1806 and 1821 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Burwell studied at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg . In 1802 he moved to Franklin County . He was a personal friend of President Thomas Jefferson and became a member of the Democratic Republican Party which he founded in the late 1790s . At times he served as Jefferson's private secretary. Between 1804 and 1806 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives .

After the resignation of the member of Parliament Christopher H. Clark , Burwell was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington at the by-election due for the 13th seat of Virginia, where he took up his new mandate on December 1, 1806. After eleven re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on February 16, 1821 . During this time, the British-American War of 1812 took place . Since 1813 he represented the 14th  electoral district of his state.

Web links

  • William A. Burwell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Burwell, William A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burwell, William Armisted (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH near Boydton , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1821
Place of death Washington, DC