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Alfred A. Burnham
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
Preceded bySidney Dean
Succeeded byHenry H. Starkweather
48th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office
1857–1858
GovernorAlexander H. Holley
Preceded byAlbert Day
Succeeded byJulius Catlin
Personal details
Born
Alfred Avery Burnham

(1819-03-08)March 8, 1819
Windham, Connecticut
DiedApril 11, 1879(1879-04-11) (aged 60)
Windham, Connecticut
Political partyRepublican

Alfred Avery Burnham (March 8, 1819 – April 11, 1879) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut and as Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.

Biography

Born in Windham, Connecticut, Burnham completed a preparatory course and attended college for one year before studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Windham. He served as member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1844, 1845, 1850, and 1858, serving as speaker in 1858. He served as clerk of the Connecticut Senate in 1847, and was the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1857.

Burnham was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862. He was again a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1870 and served again as speaker.

He died in Windham, Connecticut, on April 11, 1879, aged 60. He was interred in Windham Cemetery, Windham Center, Connecticut.

References

Political offices Preceded byAlbert Day Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 1857-1858 Succeeded byJulius Catlin U.S. House of Representatives Preceded bySidney Dean Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district 1859–1863 Succeeded byHenry H. Starkweather

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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