Burr Harrison

Burr Harrison (1951)

Burr Powell Harrison (born July 2, 1904 in Winchester , Virginia , † December 29, 1973 there ) was an American politician . He represented the state of Virginia as a member of the US House of Representatives .

Career

Burr Harrison, son of Congressman Thomas W. Harrison , attended public school in Winchester, followed by Woodberry Forest School , the Virginia Military Institute , Hampden-Sydney College, and the University of Virginia . He graduated in 1926 at the Law School of Georgetown University in Washington . He was admitted to the bar in the same year and opened a practice in Winchester. From 1932 to 1940 he was an attorney in Frederick County . He was then elected to the Virginia Senate . He worked there from 1940 to 1942.

After serving in the Senate, he became a judge on the 17th District Judicial District and the Winchester Township Court. He worked there as a judge between 1942 and 1946. Harrison was then elected simultaneously as a Democrat to the 79th and 80th Congresses to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of MP Absalom Willis Robertson . He was then elected to Congress seven more times for the Seventh District of Virginia. His term of office extended from November 5, 1946 to January 3, 1963. During this time, he participated in the 1956 protest letter against racial integration in public institutions.

Harrison decided in the 1962 elections for the 88th Congress not to run again as a candidate. He returned to his practice as a lawyer. Harrison lived in Winchester until his death on December 29, 1973. He was buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery .

Web links

• Burr Harrison in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)