William A. Burwell
William Armisted Burwell | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 13th & 14th district | |
In office December 1, 1806 – March 3, 1813 March 4, 1813 – February 16, 1821 | |
Preceded by |
Christopher H. Clark Matthew Clay |
Succeeded by |
Thomas M. Bayly Jabez Leftwich |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
In office 1804–1806 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Boydton, Virginia, U.S. | March 15, 1780
Died |
February 16, 1821 40) Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged
Spouse(s) | Letitia McCrury Burwell |
Profession | Politician, Secretary |
William Armisted Burwell (March 15, 1780 – February 16, 1821) was a nineteenth-century congressman and presidential secretary from Virginia.
Biography
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Born near Boydton, Virginia, Burwell graduated from the College of William and Mary. He moved to Franklin County, Virginia in 1802 and became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, serving from 1804 to 1806. Burwell then became a private secretary for President Thomas Jefferson before being elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy. Burwell served from 1806 until his death on February 16, 1821, in Washington, D.C.. He was interred there in the Congressional Cemetery.
His home, the Burwell-Holland House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
In her 1974 biography of Jefferson, Fawn M. Brodie repeats a clergyman's claim that Burwell was an atheist and that he was expelled from New Jersey College for this reason and for "infidelity."
See also
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
External links
- United States Congress. "William A. Burwell (id: B001160)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- William A. Burwell at Find a Grave
- William A. Burwell at The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Christopher H. Clark |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 13th congressional district December 1, 1806 – March 3, 1813 (obsolete district) |
Succeeded by Thomas M. Bayly |
Preceded by Matthew Clay |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 14th congressional district March 4, 1813 – February 16, 1821 (obsolete district) |
Succeeded by Jabez Leftwich |