Theodore E. Burton

Theodore Elijah Burton (* 20th December 1851 in Jefferson , Ohio ; † 28. October 1929 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician of the Republican Party . From 1889 to 1891 1895 to 1909 and from 1921 to 1928 he was a member of the House of Representatives of the United States for the 21st and 22nd congressional district of the state of Ohio. From 1909 to 1915 and from 1928 to 1929 he sat for Ohio in the US Senate .

biography

Theodore Burton was born in Jefferson. He attended Grand River Academy in Austinburg and Grinnell College in Grinnell ( Iowa ). He then completed his law degree at Oberlin College in 1872. In 1875 he opened a law firm in Cleveland .

In 1889 he was first elected to the US House of Representatives for the 21st District of Ohio. His term of office lasted until 1891, when he was not re-elected. From 1895 to 1909 he sat one more time for the 21st District in the House. In 1907 he was appointed chairman of the Inland Waterways Commission by US President Theodore Roosevelt . In 1909 he was appointed chairman of the National Waterways Commission (dt. National Commission for Waterways). He was also a promoter of the construction of the Panama Canal . He was also in favor of restricting the market. He was involved in the Sherman Antitrust Act shortly after his first election in 1890 .

From 1909 to 1915 he sat for Ohio in the Senate. He succeeded Joseph B. Foraker . During his time in the Senate he was chairman ( Chairman ) of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors . In 1915 he resigned from the Senate and moved to New York City , where he worked for a bank . His successor in the Senate was Warren G. Harding . In 1920 he went back to Ohio and was re-elected to the House of Representatives, this time for the 22nd District. This term of office lasted until 1928. There he was re-elected to the Senate in a special election to succeed Cyrus Locher . He died in office in 1929.

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SURNAME	Burton, Theodore E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Burton, Theodore Elijah (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician (Republican Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	December 20, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH	Jefferson , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	October 28, 1929
Place of death	Washington, DC