George Burnham

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George Burnham (born December 28, 1868 in London , England , †  June 28, 1939 in San Diego , California ) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1937 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Burnham attended public schools in his English homeland. In 1881 he emigrated with his parents to the United States, where the family first settled in Spring Valley ( Minnesota ). From 1887 Burnham lived in Jackson , where he worked as a shoe seller. From 1901 to 1903 he worked in Spokane ( Washington ) in the real estate industry and as a rancher. He then moved to San Diego, California, where he again worked in the real estate industry until 1917. Afterwards he was also employed in the banking industry. In 1909 he was one of the organizers of the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego. From 1909 to 1916 he was the vice president of this exhibition. In 1910 he was a member of a trade commission that traveled to China . From 1926 to 1932 he was also a member of two library commissions in San Diego. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

In the 1932 congressional elections , Burnham was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the then newly established 20th  constituency of California , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1933. After being re-elected, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until January 3, 1937 . During this time, many of the Federal Government's New Deal laws were passed under President Franklin D. Roosevelt , which Burnham's party was rather hostile to. He was Vice President of the California Pacific International Exposition in 1935 and 1936 .

In 1936 Burnham renounced another candidacy. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he withdrew into retirement. He died in San Diego on June 28, 1939.

Web links

  • George Burnham in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Burnham, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England
DATE OF DEATH June 28, 1939
Place of death San Diego , California