Tristam Burges
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Tristam Burges was a U.S. Representative
from Rhode Island
, great-great-uncle of Theodore Francis Green.
Born in Rochester, Massachusetts
, Burges attended the common schools.
He studied medicine at a school in Wrentham.
Upon the death of his father he abandoned the study of medicine.
He was graduated from Rhode Island College (now Brown University
), Providence, Rhode Island
, in 1796.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1799 and commenced practice in Providence, Rhode Island
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1811 and was prominent as a member of the Federal Party.
He was appointed chief justice of the supreme court of Rhode Island in May 1815.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the same in 1816.
Professor of oratory in Brown University
.
Burges was elected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth
and Twentieth
Congresses and elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first
through the Twenty-third
Congresses (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1835).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Nineteenth Congress), Committee on Military Pensions (Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses), Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Twenty-first Congress), Committee on Invalid Pensions (Twenty-second
and Twenty-third Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
He was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Governor in 1836.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died on his estate, "Watchemoket Farm" (now a part of East Providence, Rhode Island
), October 13, 1853.
He was interred in North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island
.
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 Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, great-great-uncle of Theodore Francis Green.
Born in Rochester, Massachusetts
Rochester, Massachusetts
Rochester is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,232 at the 2010 census.-History:Rochester was settled in 1679 on the lands called "Sippican" by the local Wampanoags, along the coast of Buzzards Bay...
, Burges attended the common schools.
He studied medicine at a school in Wrentham.
Upon the death of his father he abandoned the study of medicine.
He was graduated from Rhode Island College (now Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
), Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
, in 1796.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1799 and commenced practice in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1811 and was prominent as a member of the Federal Party.
He was appointed chief justice of the supreme court of Rhode Island in May 1815.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the same in 1816.
Professor of oratory in Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
.
Burges was elected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth
19th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: John Gaillard , until December 4, 1825** Nathaniel Macon , from May 20, 1826- House of Representatives :* Speaker: John W. Taylor -Members:...
and Twentieth
20th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congresses and elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first
21st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
through the Twenty-third
23rd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren...
Congresses (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1835).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Nineteenth Congress), Committee on Military Pensions (Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses), Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Twenty-first Congress), Committee on Invalid Pensions (Twenty-second
22nd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President:** John C. Calhoun , resigned December 28, 1832, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore:** Samuel Smith , first elected December 5, 1831** Littleton W...
and Twenty-third Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
He was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Governor in 1836.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died on his estate, "Watchemoket Farm" (now a part of East Providence, Rhode Island
East Providence, Rhode Island
East Providence is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 47,037 at the 2010 census, making it the fifth largest city in the state.-Geography:East Providence is located at ....
), October 13, 1853.
He was interred in North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
.