Henry G. Burleigh

Henry G. Burleigh
Henry G. Burleigh, Congressman from New York
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded by	Walter A. Wood
Succeeded by	James Girard Lindsley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 18th district
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by	Frederick A. Johnson
Succeeded by	Edward W. Greenman
Member of the New York State Assembly from the Washington County, 2nd district
In office January 1, 1876 – December 31, 1876
Preceded by	Emerson E. Davis
Succeeded by	Isaac V. Baker Jr.
Personal details
Born	June 2, 1832 Canaan, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	August 10, 1900 (aged 68) Whitehall, Washington County, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Hope Cemetery Ticonderoga, New York
Citizenship	US
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jennie E. Richards Burleigh
Children	Charles Richards Burleigh Henry Gordoon Burleigh Jr. James Weeks Burleigh
Profession	Businessman Banker Politician

Henry Gordon Burleigh (June 2, 1832 – August 10, 1900) was an American businessman, banker and politician. He served as a United States Representative from New York and as a member of the New York State Assembly during the 1800s.

Biography

Born in Canaan, New Hampshire, Burleigh was the son of Gordon Burleigh. He was raised in Concord, New Hampshire and attended the common schools. He moved to New York in 1846 with his parents, who settled in Ticonderoga.^[1] He engaged in the mining of iron ore and in the lumber, coal, and transportation business. He was supervisor of the town of Ticonderoga in 1864 and 1865 before moving to Whitehall, New York in 1867 to expand his transportation business.^[2][3] He owned many canalboats and steamers which he used to move freight through Canada and the U.S.^[4]

He was involved in the banking industry, serving as the president of the National Bank at Whitehall and the First National Bank of Ticonderoga.^[4] He was director of the International Paper Company, Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company, and the St. Maurice Lumber Company.^[5] He was also involved in real estate and owned large amounts of real estate in the U.S. and Canada.^[6]

Political career

In 1855, he was secretary of the first Republican convention in New York.^[7] He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Washington Co., 2nd D.) in 1876.^[8] Burleigh was a delegate to the 1880, 1884,^[9] 1888, 1892 and 1896 Republican National Conventions.

He was elected as a Republican candidate to the 48th and 49th Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1887.^[10] While in Congress, he served on the United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors.^[1]

Death

He died of appendicitis in Whitehall, New York on August 10, 1900, and was interred at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Ticonderoga, New York.^[11]

Personal life

Burleigh married Jennie E. Richards in 1869,^[12] and they had three sons: Charles Richards Burleigh, Henry Gordon Burleigh Jr. and James Weeks Burleigh.

Burleigh's home in Ticonderoga, the H. G. Burleigh House, was built in 1894 and is a Queen Anne style building. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1988.^[13][14]

References

1. Hammond, Otis Grant (1900). The Granite State Monthly, Volume 29. J.N. McClintock. p. 243.
2. United States. Congress (1886). Congressional edition, Volume 2342. U.S. G.P.O. p. 61.
3. "The Burleigh Brothers: Nineteenth Century Titans of the Champlain Basin" (PDF). Vermont History.org. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
4. Cutter, William Richard (1910). Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1. Lewis historical publishing Company. p. 347.
5. Biographical directory Company (incorporated), (1900). Biographical Directory of the State of New York, 1900. Biographical directory Company (incorporated),. p. 56.
6. "The Burleigh Brothers: Nineteenth Century Titans of the Champlain Basin" (PDF). Vermont History.org. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
7. Hall, Henry (1896). America's Successful Men of Affairs: The United States at large. New York tribune. p. 132.
8. Poore, Perley (1883). Congressional Directory Compiled for the Use of Congress. p. 61.
9. https://books.google.com/books?id=Q88-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA61. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1886. p. 61. External link in |title= (help)
10. New York (State). Legislature. Senate (1913). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York, Volume 28. New York (State). Legislature. Senate. p. 205.
11. Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 415.
12. White, J.T. (1892). The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. J.T. White. p. 192.
13. Christine May (January 18, 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: H. G. Burleigh House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
14. "TICONDEROGA YESTERDAY - PlaceSense". PlaceSense. Retrieved January 18, 2014.

External links

• United States Congress. "Henry G. Burleigh (id: B001106)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Biography and Portrait of Henry G. Burleigh

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