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William Burleigh

1785 – 1827

American politician

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Lived 1785 – 1827 (aged 41). William Burleigh was an American politician and lawyer.

William Burleigh (October 24, 1785 – July 2, 1827) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Northwood, New Hampshire, on October 24, 1785. He moved with his parents to Gilmanton, New Hampshire, in 1788 where he attended the common schools and taught for several years. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1815 and commenced practice in South Berwick, Maine.

He was elected as an Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican to the Eighteenth United States Congress and as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth, and Twentieth Congresses, and served in the U.S. Congress from March 4, 1823, until his death in South Berwick on July 2, 1827. He served as chairman of Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury for the Nineteenth Congress. His interment was in Portland Street Cemetery. His son was the later Maine state legislator and U.S. Congressional Representative, John Holmes Burleigh.

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Who was William Burleigh?

American politician (1785-1827)

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William Burleigh was born on 24 October 1785 in South Berwick.

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William Burleigh died on 2 July 1827 in South Berwick.

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William Burleigh was a politician and lawyer.

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William Burleigh was American.

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