Edwin C. Burleigh

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name =Edwin Chick Burleigh


imagesize =174px
order =42nd
office =Governor of Maine
term_start =January 2, 1889
term_end =January 4, 1893
predecessor =Sebastian S. Marble
successor =Henry B. Cleaves
order2 =Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 3rd district
term_start2 =June 21, 1897
term_end2 =March 3, 1911
predecessor2 =Seth L. Milliken
successor2 =Samuel W. Gould
order3 =United States Senator
from Maine
term_start3 =March 4, 1913
term_end3 =June 16, 1916
predecessor3 =Obadiah Gardner
successor3 =Bert M. Fernald
birth_date =November 27, 1843
birth_place =Linneus, Maine
death_date =June 16, 1916
death_place =Augusta, Maine
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Edwin Chick Burleigh (November 27, 1843–June 16, 1916) was an American politician from the state of Maine.

Born in Linneus, Maine he attended the common schools and Houlton Academy before becoming a teacher himself. He also worked as a surveyor and farmer before entering government. He served first as a clerk in the state adjutant general's office and then was clerk in the State land office at Bangor, Maine from 1870 to 1876. He moved to Augusta, Maine and became the state land agent from 1876 to 1878 and then assistant clerk in the Maine House of Representatives in 1878. He then served four years (1880-1884) in the office of the State treasurer before becoming Maine State Treasurer himself in 1884 and serving for four years. During this time he also became principal owner of the "Kennebec Journal" newspaper. His great grandson is currently a writer for the paper.

In 1889 he was elected Governor of Maine, a position he held for three years subsequent. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1897 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Seth L. Milliken and served in that body for 14 years. Unsuccessful in his campaign for reelection in 1910 he returned to business for three years until he was elected to the United States Senate in 1913. He served until his death three years later in Augusta, Maine in 1916.

ources and external links

* [http://www.upperstjohn.com/people/burleigh.htm The Burleigh family of Linneus]
* [http://history.rays-place.com/bios/maine/burleigh-edwin.htm Bio of Edwin C. Burleigh, as found in "Representative Men of Maine" (1893)]