Hiram R. Burton

Hiram R. Burton

Infobox Officeholder
honorific-prefix = Dr.
name = Hiram R. Burton
honorific-suffix =


imagesize =
small

office = U.S. Representative from Delaware
term_start = March 4 1905
term_end = March 3 1909
predecessor = Henry A. Houston
successor = William H. Heald
birth_date = birth date|1841|11|13|mf=y
birth_place = Lewes, Delaware
death_date = death date and age|1927|6|17|1841|11|13
death_place = Lewes, Delaware
spouse = Virginia Rawlins
party = Republican
residence = Lewes, Delaware
alma_mater = University of Pennsylvania
occupation =
profession = physician
religion = Episcopalian

Dr. Hiram Rodney Burton, (November 13 1841 – June 17 1927) was an American physician and politician from Lewes, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served two terms as U. S. Representative from Delaware.

Early life and family

Burton was born November 13 1841 in Lewes, Delaware, Delaware. His mother was Ruth Hunn Rodney. He attended St. Peter’s Academy at Lewes, taught for two years in the schools in Sussex County, and engaged in the dry goods business in Washington, D.C. from 1862 until 1865. Burton graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1868 and practiced medicine in Frankfort, Delaware from 1868 until 1872, when he moved back to Lewes.

Professional and political career

From 1877 until 1888, Burton was the deputy collector of customs for the port of Lewes, and was acting assistant surgeon in the United States Marine Hospital Service from 1890 until 1893. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the State Senate in 1898, and a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896, 1900, and 1908;

Burton was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1904, and won election again in 1906. During these terms, he served in the Republican majority in the 59th and 60th Congress. He sought reelection in 1908, but could not get his party’s nomination. He served two terms, from March 4, 1905 until March 3 1909. This was during the administration of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Subsequently, he resumed the practice of medicine in Lewes.

Death and legacy

Burton died June 17 1927 in Lewes, and is buried in the St. Paul’s Episcopal Churchyard in Georgetown. His home in Lewes is owned by the Lewes Historical Society and open to the public.

Public offices

Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. U.S. Representatives took office March 4th and have terms of two years.


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