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BURROWS (Soundex B620) — See also ARROWSMITH, BARROWS, BOROUGHS, BURR, BURROLA, BURROUGH, BURROUGHS, BURROUS, BURROW, BURROWE, BURROWES, BURRUS, BURRUSS.

  BURROWS: See also Bryant Butler Brooks — James Burrows Edwards — John Carter Ingersoll — Manoah Bostic Reese
  Burrows, Arthur W. — U.S. Consular Agent in Coquimbo, 1927-32. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Burrows, Benjamin F. — of Groton, New London County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Groton; elected 1906. Burial location unknown.
  Burrows, Charles Robert (1910-1986) — also known as Charles R. Burrows — of Willard, Huron County, Ohio; Washington, D.C. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 25, 1910. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Havana, 1939; Buenos Aires, 1943; U.S. Consul in Ciudad Trujillo, 1949; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1960-65. Died, in a hospital at Washington, D.C., September 6, 1986 (age 76 years, 193 days). Burial location unknown.
  Burrows, Daniel (1766-1858) — of Hebron, Tolland County, Conn.; Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Fort Hill, Groton, New London County, Conn., October 26, 1766. Democrat. Carriage and wagon manufacturer; Methodist minister; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1816-20, 1826 (Hebron 1816-20, Middletown 1826); delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1821-23. Died in Mystic, Stonington, New London County, Conn., January 23, 1858 (age 91 years, 89 days). Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington, Conn.
  Relatives: Uncle of Lorenzo Burrows.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Burrows, Daniel, Jr. — of Hebron, Tolland County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hebron, 1827. Burial location unknown.
  Burrows, Daniel L. (b. 1908) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Cape Charles, Northampton County, Va., January 23, 1908. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of New York state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1939-44; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1928, to Elaine Nelthrop.
  Burrows, Dustin — of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Tex. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Burrows, Enoch — of Stonington, New London County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate at-large, 1819-21. Burial location unknown.
  Burrows, George B. — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state senate, 1877-82. Burial location unknown.
  Burrows, George L. — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1876. Burial location unknown.
George W. Burrows Burrows, George W. (b. 1867) — of Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minn. Born in Wright County, Iowa, 1867. Real estate business; abstractor; vice-president, Breckenridge National Bank; treasurer, Breckenridge Telephone Company; director, Farmers' Co-Op Elevator Company; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1913-18 (60th District 1913-14, 49th District 1915-18). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Burrows, Gordon W. (1926-1997) — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., April 28, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; legislative assistant, Assemblyman P. Boice Esser, 1959; member of New York state assembly, 1966-88 (97th District 1966, 90th District 1967-82, 84th District 1983-88); Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1989-96. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died of cardiac arrest, at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 10, 1997 (age 70 years, 257 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Josephine Ramirez.
  Burrows, Jeff — Republican. Candidate in primary for Montana state house of representatives 87th District, 2010. Still living as of 2010.
  Burrows, Jerome B. — of Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Republican. Circuit judge in Ohio 7th Circuit, 1895-1909. Burial location unknown.
  Burrows, Jon — of Temple, Bell County, Tex. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Burrows, Joseph Henry (1840-1914) — of Cainsville, Harrison County, Mo. Born in Manchester, England, May 15, 1840. Minister; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1870-74, 1878-80; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1881-83. Died in Cainsville, Harrison County, Mo., April 28, 1914 (age 73 years, 348 days). Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Cainsville, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Julius C. Burrows Burrows, Julius Caesar (1837-1915) — also known as Julius C. Burrows; "The Columbian Orator" — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in North East, Erie County, Pa., January 9, 1837. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1873-75, 1879-83, 1885-95 (4th District 1873-75, 1879-83, 1885-93, 3rd District 1893-95); defeated, 1874, 1882; resigned 1895; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1895-1911; defeated in primary, 1910. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., November 16, 1915 (age 78 years, 311 days). Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Julius Caesar
  Relatives: Uncle of Alfred Barnes Connable, Jr.. See Connable-Burrows family of Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1902
  Burrows, Keith L. — of Montana. U.S. Attorney for Montana, 1975-76. Still living as of 1976.
  Burrows, Latham A. — of New York. Member of New York state senate 6th District, 1824-27. Burial location unknown.
  Burrows, Lewis Orin (1893-1967) — also known as Lewis O. Burrows — of Newport, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Newport, Penobscot County, Maine, June 7, 1893. Son of George M. Barrows and Theo (Jose) Barrows. Republican. Pharmacist; secretary of two insurance companies; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1927-33; member of Maine Republican State Committee, 1928; secretary of state of Maine, 1935-36; Governor of Maine, 1937-41. Baptist. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary; Lions; Kiwanis; Grange. Died in Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine, January 30, 1967 (age 73 years, 237 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Newport, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of George M. Barrows and Theo (Jose) Barrows; married, April 25, 1917, to Pauline Marjorie Pomeroy (1893-1987); father of Edward Pomeroy Burrows (U.S. Army Captain, died from wounds in World War II action, 1944).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Burrows, Lorenzo (1805-1885) — of Albion, Orleans County, N.Y. Born in Groton, New London County, Conn., March 15, 1805. U.S. Representative from New York 34th District, 1849-53; New York state comptroller, 1856-57; candidate for Governor of New York, 1858. Died in Albion, Orleans County, N.Y., March 6, 1885 (age 79 years, 356 days). Interment at Mt. Albion Cemetery, Albion, N.Y.
  Relatives: Nephew of Daniel Burrows.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Burrows, N. B. — of Van Buren, Crawford County, Ark. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1860. Burial location unknown.
  Burrows, Peter E. — of New York. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1902. Burial location unknown.
  Burrows, R. K. — of Minnesota. Member of Minnesota state senate 28th District, 1874. Burial location unknown.
  Burrows, Robert O., Sr. (b. 1899) — of Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa. Born in Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak., June 29, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper editor; member of Iowa state house of representatives from Benton County, 1951. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 2, 1920, to Bess Shurtleff.
  Burrows, Stanley R. — of St. Clair County, Mich. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from St. Clair County, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
  Burrows, Stephen J. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Burrows, Warren Booth (1877-1952) — also known as Warren B. Burrows — of New London, New London County, Conn.; Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London County, Conn. Born in Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London County, Conn., September 14, 1877. Son of Calvin Burrows and Lucy Agnes (Booth) Burrows. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1925-26; member of Connecticut state senate 18th District, 1927-28; U.S. District Judge for Connecticut, 1928-30; resigned 1930; Connecticut state attorney general, 1931-35; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London County, Conn., December 8, 1952 (age 75 years, 85 days). Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Poquonock Bridge, Groton, Conn.
  Relatives: Married, January 22, 1916, to Emily Avery Copp.
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