Latham Avery Burrows was an American politician from New York

New York

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Life

He was the son of Rev. Roswell Burrows (1768-1837) and Jerusha (Avery) Burrows (1771-1838). He removed to Oswego, New York

Oswego, New York

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. In 1816, he married Sarah Lester.

He was a presidential elector in 1820

United States presidential election, 1820

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, voting for James Monroe

James Monroe

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 and Daniel D. Tompkins

Daniel D. Tompkins

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. Burrows was Clerk of Broome County, New York

Broome County, New York

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 from 1821 to 1822.

He was a member of the New York State Senate

New York State Senate

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 {6th D.) from 1824 to 1827, sitting in the 47th

47th New York State Legislature

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, 48th

48th New York State Legislature

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, 49th

49th New York State Legislature

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 and 50th New York State Legislature

50th New York State Legislature

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In 1848, he was Collector of Tolls for the Erie Canal

Erie Canal

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 at Buffalo.

New York State Comptroller Lorenzo Burrows

Lorenzo Burrows

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 (1805-1885) was his brother.

Sources

• History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut by Richard Anson Wheeler (1900; pg. 283)
• The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 125ff, 139, 326 and 386; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
• Burrows genealogy at RootsWeb
• Marriage notice, transcribed from the Connecticut Courant, at RootsWeb
• The Buffalo Directory (1848; pg. 37)