Albert G. Burr

Albert G. Burr
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 10th district
In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871
Preceded by	Anthony Thornton
Succeeded by	Edward Y. Rice
Personal details
Born	November 8, 1829 Genesee County, New York
Died	June 10, 1882 (aged 52) Carrollton, Illinois
Resting place	Carrollton, Illinois
Political party	Democratic

Albert George Burr (November 8, 1829 – June 10, 1882) was a United States Representative in Congress from the state of Illinois for two terms, the 40th and 41st Congresses (serving from March 4, 1867 until March 3, 1871). He was a member of the Democratic Party.

He was born near Batavia, Genesee County, New York, on November 8, 1829, but moved with his mother to Illinois in 1830. Prior to his election to the U.S. House, Burr practiced law in Winchester, Illinois and served from 1861 until 1864 in the Illinois House of Representatives.

Burr did not run for re-election in 1870 and resumed the practice of law in Carrollton, Illinois. In 1877, he was elected as a circuit judge, a post which he held until his death on June 10, 1882 in Carrolton.

External links

• Congressional Biography