William E. Burney
Encyclopedia
William Evans Burney was a U.S. Representative
from Colorado
.
Born in Hubbard, Texas
, Burney attended the public schools in Texas and the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque.
During the First World War served in the United States Navy
.
He moved to Pueblo, Colorado
, in 1924 and engaged in the life insurance business until 1942.
He served as member of the Pueblo board of education 1937-1943.
He served as member of the United States Army
Reserve Corps 1924-1942, serving in all grades up to major.
Burney was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-sixth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John A. Martin and served from November 5, 1940, to January 3, 1941.
He was not a candidate for election to the full term in the Seventy-seventh
Congress.
He was called to active duty in the Army as a major in January 1942 and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in October 1942.
He returned to the United States from India
and took command of Camp Ross in May 1945.
He left the service in December 1945 with the rank of colonel.
He resumed the life insurance business until his retirement.
He died in Denver, Colorado
, January 29, 1969.
He was interred in Fairmount Cemetery
in Denver.
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 Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
.
Born in Hubbard, Texas
Hubbard, Texas
Hubbard is a city in Hill County in Central Texas. It was named for Texas Governor Richard B. Hubbard. The population was 1,586 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hubbard is located at ....
, Burney attended the public schools in Texas and the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque.
During the First World War served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
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.
He moved to Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The population was 106,595 in 2010 census, making it the 246th most populous city in the United States....
, in 1924 and engaged in the life insurance business until 1942.
He served as member of the Pueblo board of education 1937-1943.
He served as member of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
Reserve Corps 1924-1942, serving in all grades up to major.
Burney was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Seventy-sixth
76th United States Congress
The Seventy-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1941, during the seventh and...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John A. Martin and served from November 5, 1940, to January 3, 1941.
He was not a candidate for election to the full term in the Seventy-seventh
77th United States Congress
-Major events:* December 7, 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor* December 8, 1941: Joint Session of Congress met to hear President Roosevelt deliver his "Day of Infamy" speech...
Congress.
He was called to active duty in the Army as a major in January 1942 and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in October 1942.
He returned to the United States from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and took command of Camp Ross in May 1945.
He left the service in December 1945 with the rank of colonel.
He resumed the life insurance business until his retirement.
He died in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, January 29, 1969.
He was interred in Fairmount Cemetery
Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colorado)
Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado was founded in 1890 and is Denver's second oldest operating cemetery after Riverside Cemetery. It was designed by German landscape architect Reinhard Schuetze...
in Denver.