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BURLEIGH, Edwin Chick (1843-1916) Biographical Information
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BURLEIGH, Edwin Chick, 1843-1916
United States Congress
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1916
Party: Republican
BURLEIGH, Edwin Chick, a
Representative and a Senator from
Maine; born in Linneus, Aroostook
County, Maine, November 27, 1843;
attended the common schools and was
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graduated from the Houlton (Maine)
Academy; taught school; clerk in the
adjutant general's office; surveyor and
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farmer; clerk in the State land office at
Bangor 1870-1876; moved to Augusta
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in 1876; State land agent 1876-1878;
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assistant clerk in the State house of
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representatives in 1878; clerk in the
office of the State treasurer 1880-1884;
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State treasurer 1884-1888; became principal owner of the Kennebec
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Journal in 1887; Governor of Maine 1889-1892; elected as a
Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress in 1897 to fill the vacancy
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caused by the death of Seth L. Milliken; reelected to the Fifty-sixth
and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from June 21,
1897. to March 3. 1911: unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
1910; resumed newspaper publishing in Augusta, Maine, and the
management of timberlands; elected as a Republican to the United
States Senate and served from March 4. 1913 until his death in
Augusta, Maine, June 16, 1916; interment in Forest Grove
Cemetery.
Bibliography
U.S. Congress. Memorial Services for Edwin C. Burleigh. 64th
Cong., 2nd sess., 1916-1917. Washington, D.C.: Government
Printing Office, 1917.
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Maine State Roster, 1889; The Lakeside Press, Publishers
GOV. EDWIN CHICK BURLEIGH
GOV. EDWIN CHICK BURLEIGH was
born in Linneus, Aroostook County, on the
27th of November, 1843. He is of Scotch-
Irish descent. His parents were among the
early settlers of northern Maine, his
grandfather, Col. Moses Burleigh, having
settled in Linneus in 1830. Gov. Burleigh
was educated in the little red school- house
at Linneus, and at Houlton Academy, where
were laid the foundations of a business
knowledge that has already been of great
value to the State. His early life was spent
on a farm in the pioneer settlements of
Aroostook. He taught school winters, and
also did considerable land surveying. In
1864, he enlisted in the District of Columbia
Cavalry, but on account of illness he failed
to pass the physician's examination. He was
clerk under Gen. Hodsdon in the Adjutant
General's office for several years. In 1876-
77-78, he was assistant clerk of the House
of Representatives, holding at the same time
the position of land agent. The State
government, wisely recognizing the value of
his familiarity with public lands, insisted
upon securing his services in this
department. In 1880 he accepted a position
as clerk in the office of the State Treasury,
where he soon acquainted himself
thoroughly with the financial management
of the State. He was State Treasurer in
1885, and served in this position with
marked ability and sagacity until his
resignation in the summer of 1888, when he
was elected Governor of Maine.
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Maine: U.S. Representatives, 1910s
Index of Politicians by Office Held or Sought
U.S. Representatives from Maine, 1910-19 (may be incomplete!)
1st District: Amos L. Allen 1899-1911 Asher C. Hinds 1911-17 Louis B. Goodall 1917-21
2nd District: John P. Swasey 1908-11 Daniel J. McGillicuddy 1911-17 Wallace H. White, Jr.
1917-31
3rd District: Edwin C. Burleigh 1897-1911 Samuel W. Gould 1911-13 Forrest Goodwin 1913
John A Peters 1913-22
4th District: Frank E. Guernsey 1908-17 Ira G. Hersey 1917-29
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
U.S. Representatives from Maine: Events and Candidates of the 1910's (may be incomplete!)
1st District:
1910 Sep 12: Asher C. Hinds (Rep), elected; William M. Pennell (Dem), defeated; James
Perrigo (Prohibition), defeated; Percy F. Morse (Socialist), defeated.
1911 Feb 20: Amos L. Allen, died in office.
1912 Sep 9: Asher C. Hinds (Rep), elected; Michael T. O'Brien (Dem), defeated; Israel
Albert (Socialist), defeated; James Perrigo (Prohibition), defeated.
1914 Sep 14: Asher C. Hinds (Rep), elected; John C. Scates (Dem), defeated; Walter C.
Emerson (Progressive), defeated; Harry T. Pinkham (Socialist), defeated.
1916 Sep 11: Louis B. Goodall (Rep), elected; Lamont A. Stevens (Dem), defeated;
Orville F. Brigham (Socialist), defeated; James Perrigo (Prohibition), defeated.
1918 Sep 9: Louis B. Goodall (Rep), elected; Lamont A. Stevens (Dem), defeated.
2nd District:
1910 Sep 12: Daniel J. McGillicuddy (Dem), elected; John P. Swasey (Rep), defeated;
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1902 Sep 8: Charles E. Littlefield (Rep), elected; Horatio G. Foss (Dem), defeated;
Samuel B. Martin (Socialist), defeated.
1904 Sep 12: Charles E. Littlefield (Rep), elected; Horatio G. Foss (Dem), defeated;
Charles E. Waterman (Socialist), defeated.
1906 Sep 10: Charles E. Littlefield (Rep), elected; Daniel J. McGillicuddy (Dem),
defeated; Walter R. Pickering (Socialist), defeated; William F. Eustis (Prohibition),
defeated.
1908 Sep 14: John P. Swasey (Rep), elected; Daniel J. McGillicuddy (Dem), defeated;
George A. England (Socialist), defeated; Arthur J. Danton (Prohibition), defeated.
1908 Sep 30: Charles E. Littlefield, resigned.
1908 Nov 3: John P. Swasey (Rep), elected unopposed.
3rd District:
1900 Sep 10: Edwin C. Burleigh (Rep), elected; Amos F. Gerald (Dem), defeated;
William S. Thompson (Prohibition), defeated; Charles L. Nye (Socialist), defeated.
1902 Sep 8: Edwin C. Burleigh (Rep), elected; Elliott N. Benson (Dem), defeated; Fred
A. Martin (Socialist), defeated.
1904 Sep 12: Edwin C. Burleigh (Rep), elected; Elliott N. Benson (Dem), defeated;
Rufus H. Townsend (Socialist), defeated.
1906 Sep 10: Edwin C. Burleigh (Rep), elected; Edwin J. Lawrence (Dem), defeated;
Robert G. Henderson (Socialist), defeated; Samuel F. Emerson (Prohibition), defeated.
1908 Sep 14: Edwin Burleigh (Rep), elected; Samuel W. Gould (Dem), defeated;
Robert G. Henderson (Socialist), defeated; William I. Sterling (Prohibition), defeated.
4th District:
1900 Sep 10: Charles A. Boutelle (Rep), elected; Thomas White (Dem), defeated;
Timothy P. Humphrey (Prohibition), defeated; Isaac Cushman (Independent-Republican),
defeated.
1901 Mar 3: Charles A. Boutelle, resigned.
1901 Apr 8: Llewellyn Powers (Rep), elected; Thomas White (Dem), defeated.
1902 Sep 8: Llewellyn Powers (Rep), elected; Thomas White (Dem), defeated; Lyman B.
Merritt (Prohibition), defeated; George W. Saunders (Socialist), defeated.
1904 Sep 12: Llewellyn Powers (Rep), elected; William R. Pattangall (Dem), defeated;
Volney B. Cushing (Prohibition), defeated.
1906 Sep 10: Llewellyn Powers (Rep), elected; George M. Hanson (Dem), defeated;
Lemuel J. Sherwood (Prohibition), defeated; Kilby Coggins (Socialist), defeated.
1908 Jul 28: Llewellyn Powers, died in office.
1908 Sep 14: Frank E. Guernsey (Rep), elected; George M. Hanson (Dem), defeated;
William A. Rideout (Prohibition), defeated; Donald W. Ross (Socialist), defeated.
1908 Nov 3: Frank E. Guernsey (Rep), elected; George M. Hanson (Dem), defeated.
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