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See also
Jonathan
Arnold —
Moses
E. Banks —
Burr
F. Beach —
Philip
Burr Bradley —
Burr
Burton —
Burr
L. Castle —
Beman
Gates Dawes —
Burr
Deuel —
Joseph
H. Gaskill —
Nelson
Burr Gaskill —
Burr
Powell Harrison —
Richard
Howell —
Burr
W. Jones —
Timothy
Matlack —
Burr
Mattice —
Burr
Meeker —
Bradley
Burr Meeker —
Thomas
Burr Osborne —
William
Rand, Jr. —
Burr
H. Robbins —
James
Burr Saville —
Samuel
Burr Sherwood —
E.
Burr Sherwood —
George
Burr Smith —
Burr
Sprague —
D.
Burr Stone —
Jesse
Burr Strode —
Lewis
Burr Sturges —
Burr
S. Swezey —
Burr
Oscar Twichell —
Albert
Wallace —
M.
Burr Wright |
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Burr, Aaron (1756-1836) —
also known as Aaron Edwards —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
6, 1756.
Son of Aaron Burr .
Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1784-85, 1797-99, 1800-01 (New York County
1784-85, 1797-99, Orange County 1800-01); New York
state attorney general, 1789-91; appointed 1789; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1791-97; Vice
President of the United States, 1801-05.
Presbyterian.
Killed Alexander
Hamilton in a duel,
July 11, 1804. Tried for
treason
in 1807 and acquitted.
Died, after several strokes,
at the Winants or Port Richmond Hotel,
Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
14, 1836 (age 80 years, 221
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Burr ; nephew of Pierpont
Edwards; brother of Sarah Burr (1754-1797; who married Tapping
Reeve); married 1782 to
Theodosia Prevos (died 1794); married 1833 to Eliza
(Bowen) Jumel (1775-1865); first cousin of Theodore
Dwight and Henry
Waggaman Edwards; father of Theodosia Burr (1783-1813; who
married Joseph
Alston). See Edwards-Wagner-Burr-Alston
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Jonathan
Dayton — Nathaniel
Pendleton — John
Smith — John
Tayler — Walter
D. Corrigan, Sr. — Cowles
Mead — Luther
Martin — William
P. Van Ness — Samuel
Swartwout |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Aaron Burr: Milton Lomask,
Aaron
Burr: The Years from Princeton to Vice President, 1756-1805 (out
of print) — Milton Lomask, Aaron
Burr: The Conspiracy and Years of Exile, 1805-1836 (out of
print) — Joseph Wheelan, Jefferson's
Vendetta : The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and the
Judiciary — Buckner F. Melton Jr., Aaron
Burr : Conspiracy to Treason — Thomas Fleming, Duel:
Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of
America — Arnold A. Rogow, A
Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron
Burr |
| | | Fiction about Aaron Burr: Gore Vidal,
Burr |
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Burr, Albert George
(1829-1882) —
also known as Albert G. Burr —
of Illinois.
Born near Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., November
8, 1829.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1861; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Morgan and Scott
counties, 1862; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1867-71; state court
judge in Illinois, 1877.
Died in Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., June 10,
1882 (age 52 years, 214
days).
Interment at Carrollton
Cemetery, Carrollton, Ill.
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Burr, Alfred Edmond (d.
1900) —
also known as Alfred E. Burr —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1864,
1884,
1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Died in 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Allen R. —
of Lansing Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1857-58.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Borden H. —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Carll S., Jr. —
of Commack, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1896-98;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1896;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1905-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Carlos C.
(1846-1927) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in DeKalb, DeKalb
County, Ill., 1846.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1875-76, 1885-86; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1885-87.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
5, 1927 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Burr, Charles —
of Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Delta Township, Michigan, 1855-56, 1857-58, 1861-62.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Charles B. —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Daniel H. —
of Delaware
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1811-12.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, David —
of Brookfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Brookfield, 1840.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Donald —
Alaska
state attorney general, 1966-67.
Still living as of 1967.
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Burr, Ephraim Willard
(1809-1894) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Warren, Bristol
County, R.I., March 7,
1809.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; insurance
executive; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1856-59.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 20,
1894 (age 85 years, 135
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Burr, Eugene O. —
of Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Haddam, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Fay A. —
of Mattawamkeag, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County (14th),
1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Fred H. —
of Genesee
County, N.Y.
Candidate for New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Frederick S. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1913, 1915-19;
defeated, 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, George L., Jr. —
of Winter Haven, Polk
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Winter Haven, Fla., 1952-54.
Still living as of 1954.
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Burr, George U. —
of Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Newtown; elected 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Harry, Sr. —
of Michigan.
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
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Burr, Heman M. —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Mayor
of Newton, Mass., 1889-90.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Henry (b. 1837) —
of Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in 1837.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1887-88.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Henry T. —
of Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Berlin; elected 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Burr, Herbert W. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Howard —
of Pemberton, Burlington
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Burr, James —
of El
Dorado County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 15th District, 1863.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Burr, James G. —
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Nuevo Laredo, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Burr, James H. —
Member of New York
state assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1861-62.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Burr, James M. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
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Burr, Jane Humbird —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, John —
of Ulster
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County, 1796-97.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Jonathan —
of Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1804-05.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Jonathan —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor of
Camden, N.J., 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Burr, Joseph —
Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1824.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Burr, Joseph A. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-13.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Burr, Justin P. —
of Albemarle, Stanly
County, N.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Burr, Levi P. —
of Cromwell, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Cromwell, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Louis St. C. —
of South Manchester, Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Secretary of Connecticut
Prohibition Party, 1927.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Burr, Lyman E. —
of Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Haddam, 1835-36.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Milton W. —
also known as Milton Burr —
of Bardane, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1915-18;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1919-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Myron C. —
of Monrovia, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Ozias —
of Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County, 1806-07.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, P. D. —
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Peter H. (b. 1947) —
of York
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 9,
1947.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; candidate
for Maine
state house of representatives, 1974; York
County Treasurer.
Still living as of 2000.
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Burr, Porter W. —
of Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa.
District judge in Iowa 12th District, 1893-96.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Burr, Redmond M. (b.
1879) —
of Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in 1879.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1935-36;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1936 (primary), 1940,
1942, 1944, 1948 (primary).
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Richard M. (b.
1955) —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., November
30, 1955.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1995-; defeated,
1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Burr, Roger A. (b. 1882) —
of Massachusetts.
Born, in Reinbeck (Reinbek), Germany,
of American parents, August
28, 1882.
U.S. Vice Consul in Peking, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Samuel H. —
of Mountain Brook, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Mayor
of Mountain Brook, Ala., 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Burr, Samuel J. —
Secretary
of Iowa Territory, 1843-45.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Burr, W. O.
See Willie Olcott Burr |
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Burr, W. Winthrop —
U.S. Vice Consul in Patras, 1929; Paris, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Burr, William H. —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1917, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Burr, William H. —
of Jefferson
County, Ala.
Delegate
to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment from Jefferson
County, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, William P. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1894;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1920-26; appointed 1920;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1926.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr, Willie Olcott (b.
1843) —
also known as W. O. Burr —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, September
27, 1843.
Son of Alfred Edmond Burr.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1912,
1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Burr,
Winthrop See W. Winthrop
Burr |
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