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BURNSIDE (Soundex B652) — See also BOURNS, BURN, BURNS, BURNSTAD, BURNSTEIN, BYRNSIDE, CONSIDER, CONSIDINE, FEARNSIDE, GURNSEY, IRONSIDE, TURNSTONE, WERNSING.

  BURNSIDE: See also Henry Samuel Baird — William Burnside Buffum — William Leighton Carss — Ambrose Everett Burnside Stephens
  Burnside, Ambrose Everett (1824-1881) — also known as Ambrose E. Burnside — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Liberty, Union County, Ind., May 23, 1824. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Rhode Island, 1866-69; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1875-81; died in office 1881. Died in Bristol, Bristol County, R.I., September 13, 1881 (age 57 years, 113 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Politician named for him: A. E. B. Stephens
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Burnside, Aurelle (1889-1973) — of El Dorado, Union County, Ark. Born in Hillsboro, Union County, Ark., September 16, 1889. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1936. Female. Died in El Dorado, Union County, Ark., 1973 (age about 83 years). Interment at Arlington Memorial Park, El Dorado, Ark.
  Burnside, Burnie See Maurice Gwinn Burnside
  Burnside, Charles H. — of West Virginia. Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Burnside, D. A. — of Lancaster, Coos County, N.H. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1856. Burial location unknown.
  Burnside, G. C. — of Humansville, Polk County, Mo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Burnside, George W. — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Republican. Mayor of Sioux Falls, S.Dak., 1900-06, 1909-24, 1929-34; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924. Burial location unknown.
  Burnside, Guy H. — of Harrison County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1954. Still living as of 1954.
  Burnside, J. C. — also known as Jim Burnside — of Harrison County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1948, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
  Burnside, J. P. — of Kentucky. Delegate to Kentucky secession convention, 1861. Burial location unknown.
  Burnside, James G. — of Vandalia, Fayette County, Ill. Democrat. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1918-22; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928. Burial location unknown.
  Burnside, Jim See J. C. Burnside
  Burnside, M. G. 'Burnie' See Maurice Gwinn Burnside
  Burnside, Maurice Gwinn (1902-1991) — also known as M. G. 'Burnie' Burnside — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born near Columbia, Richland County, S.C., August 23, 1902. Democrat. U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1949-53, 1955-57; defeated, 1946, 1952, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Rotary. Died in Wilson, Wilson County, N.C., February 2, 1991 (age 88 years, 163 days). Cremated.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Burnside, Thomas (1782-1851) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Newton Stewart, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), July 28, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1811-12, 1823-26; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1815-16; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1815-19, 1826-41; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1845-51; died in office 1851. Died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 25, 1851 (age 68 years, 240 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


BURNSTAD (Soundex B652) — See also BARNSTABLE, BJORNSTAD, BOURNS, BRANSTAD, BRUNSTAD, BRUNSTEAD, BURN, BURNS, BURNSIDE, BURNSTEIN, FIRNSTAHL, GURNSEY, JERNSTAD, TURNSTONE.

A. C. Burnstad Burnstad, A. C. (b. 1853) — of Watertown, Codington County, S.Dak.; Kent, Codington County, S.Dak.; Florence, Codington County, S.Dak. Born in Norway, 1853. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-12 (28th District 1901-04, 31st District 1909-12). Norwegian ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903


BURNSTEIN (Soundex B652) — See also ARNSTEIN, BARNSTONE, BERNSTEEN, BERNSTEIN, BERNSTIEN, BOERNSTEIN, BORNSTEIN, BOURNS, BURNS, BURNSIDE, BURNSTAD, BURSTEIN, ERNSTER, GURNSEY, ORNSTEIN, STEIN, TURNSTONE.

  Burnstein, Albert — of Tenafly, Bergen County, N.J. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly 37th District; elected 1975. Still living as of 1976.


BURNTON (Soundex B653) — See also BRANTON, BRENTANO, BRENTON, BRINTON, BRUNTON, BRYANTON, BUNTON, BURN, BURTON, DARNTON, DORNTON, THORNTON.

  BURNTON: See also Hugh Burnton Mitchell


BUROKAS (Soundex B622) — See also BROKAR, BROKAW, MASIOKAS, SHESTOKAS, SOROKA, SROKA, STACIOKAS, TAMBURO, TOKASH, TOKASZ.

  Burokas, John — Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1972. Still living as of 1972.


BURPEE (Soundex B610) — See also BEARUP, BURPO, TURPEAU, TURPEN, WURPEL.

  BURPEE: See also McNeil Seymour — Burpee L. Steeves
  Burpee, William A. — of Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Rocky Hill, 1946; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.


BURPO (Soundex B610) — See also BEARUP, BURPEE.

  Burpo, William B. — of Passaic County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1908-09. Burial location unknown.


BURQUE (Soundex B620) — See also BORCH, BORCK, BORK, BOURKE, BOURQUE, BOURQUIN, BURCH, BURK, BURKE, URQUHART.

  Burque, Henri Alphonse (b. 1879) — of Nashua, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Nashua, Hillsborough County, N.H., September 20, 1879. Son of Alphonse Burque and Marie Louise (Dutilly) Burque. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Nashua, N.H., 1920-24; superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1924-41; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1941-47. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Catholic Order of Foresters; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 23, 1906, to Mabel M. Budro.



 

 


 
   
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