Joseph Henry Burrows
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Joseph Henry Burrows was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Manchester, England, Burrows immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Quincy, Illinois
.
He attended the common schools at Quincy, Illinois
, and Keokuk, Iowa.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in agricultural pursuits.
He moved to Cainsville, Missouri
, in 1862.
He was ordained as a minister in Cainsville in 1867.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1870-1874 and 1878-1880.
Burrows was elected as a Greenback
to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress.
He resumed ministerial duties and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He died in Cainsville, Missouri
, April 28, 1914.
He was interred in Oak Lawn Cemetery, near Cainsville.
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...
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Born in Manchester, England, Burrows immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...
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He attended the common schools at Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...
, and Keokuk, Iowa.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in agricultural pursuits.
He moved to Cainsville, Missouri
Cainsville, Missouri
Cainsville is a city in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 370 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cainsville is located at ....
, in 1862.
He was ordained as a minister in Cainsville in 1867.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1870-1874 and 1878-1880.
Burrows was elected as a Greenback
United States Greenback Party
The Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress.
He resumed ministerial duties and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He died in Cainsville, Missouri
Cainsville, Missouri
Cainsville is a city in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 370 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cainsville is located at ....
, April 28, 1914.
He was interred in Oak Lawn Cemetery, near Cainsville.