Albert G. Burr

Albert G. Burr

Albert George Burr (born November 8, 1829 in Batavia , Genesee County , New York , †  June 10, 1882 in Carrollton , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1867 and 1871 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1830, Albert Burr and his mother moved to near Springfield , Illinois. He attended the public schools in his new home and later taught himself as a teacher in Vandalia for a few years . In 1850 he moved to Winchester , where he worked in trade. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1856, he began to work in this profession in Winchester. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1861 and 1864 he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives . In 1868 he moved his residence and law firm to Carrollton. In 1870 he was a member of a convention revising the Illinois Constitution.

In the congressional elections of 1866 Burr was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the tenth constituency of his state , where he succeeded Anthony Thornton on March 4, 1867 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1871 . By 1869, the work of Congress was overshadowed by tension between Republicans and President Andrew Johnson , which culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial.

In 1870 Albert Burr decided not to run again. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he initially practiced as a lawyer again. Since 1877 he was a judge in the Seventh Judicial District of Illinois. He died on June 10, 1882 in Carrollton, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Albert G. Burr in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Albert G. Burr in the database of Find a Grave (English)