John H. Burleigh

John Holmes Burleigh (born October 9, 1822 in South Berwick , York County , Maine , † December 5, 1877 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1873 and 1877 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Burleigh was a son of William Burleigh , who represented the State of Maine in the US House of Representatives between 1823 and 1827. The younger Burleigh attended public schools in his home country and then went to sea as a sailor. Between 1846 and 1853 he was the captain of an overseas ship. He then settled in his native South Berwick, where he worked in wool processing. He also got into banking there. Politically, Burleigh was a member of the Republican Party . He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1862, 1864, 1866, and 1872 . In 1864 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention , on which President Abraham Lincoln was nominated for re-election.

In the 1872 congressional election, Burleigh was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Maine . There he took over from John Lynch on March 4, 1873 . After a re-election in 1874, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1877 . In 1876 he was no longer nominated by his party for another term.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Burleigh returned to his previous activities. However, he died in December 1877, a few months after leaving Congress.

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SURNAME	Burleigh, John H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Burleigh, John Holmes (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 9, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH	South Berwick , York County , Maine
DATE OF DEATH	December 5, 1877
Place of death	South Berwick , York County , Maine