Charles Germman Burton
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Charles Germman Burton was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio
, Burton moved to Warren, Ohio
, and attended the public schools.
Enlisted as a private September 7, 1861, in Company C, Nineteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served with the regiment until discharged October 29, 1862.
Corporal in Company A, One Hundred and Seventy-first Regiment, Ohio National Guard, during the "one hundred days" campaign of 1864.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in Warren, Ohio
, in 1867.
He moved to Virgil City, Missouri
, in 1868, to Erie, Kansas
, in 1869, and Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri, in 1871, where he practiced law.
Circuit attorney and judge of the twenty-fifth circuit.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1884 and 1904.
Burton was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as collector of internal revenue at Kansas City, Missouri
from 1907 to 1915.
Commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1908.
He died in Kansas City, Missouri
, February 25, 1926.
He was interred in Deepwood Cemetery, Nevada, Missouri.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, Burton moved to Warren, Ohio
Warren, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 46,832 people, 19,288 households and 12,035 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,912.4 people per square mile . There were 21,279 housing units at an average density of 1,322.9 per square mile...
, and attended the public schools.
Enlisted as a private September 7, 1861, in Company C, Nineteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served with the regiment until discharged October 29, 1862.
Corporal in Company A, One Hundred and Seventy-first Regiment, Ohio National Guard, during the "one hundred days" campaign of 1864.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in Warren, Ohio
Warren, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 46,832 people, 19,288 households and 12,035 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,912.4 people per square mile . There were 21,279 housing units at an average density of 1,322.9 per square mile...
, in 1867.
He moved to Virgil City, Missouri
Virgil City, Missouri
Virgil City is an unincorporated place which straddles the border between Vernon and Cedar counties in Missouri, south-southwest of El Dorado Springs and northeast of Montevallo.- Notable residents :...
, in 1868, to Erie, Kansas
Erie, Kansas
Erie is a city in and the county seat of Neosho County, Kansas, United States, and situated in the valley of the Neosho River, about a mile Northeast of the river...
, in 1869, and Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri, in 1871, where he practiced law.
Circuit attorney and judge of the twenty-fifth circuit.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1884 and 1904.
Burton was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as collector of internal revenue at Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
from 1907 to 1915.
Commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1908.
He died in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, February 25, 1926.
He was interred in Deepwood Cemetery, Nevada, Missouri.