William A. Burwell

Infobox Congressman
name=William Armisted Burwell


width=220px
state=Virginia
district=13th & 14th
party=Democratic-Republican
term=December 1, 1806 – March 3, 1813
March 4, 1813 – February 16, 1821
preceded=Christopher H. Clark
Matthew Clay
succeeded=Thomas M. Bayly
Jabez Leftwich
date of birth=birth date|1780|3|15|mf=y
place of birth=Boydton, Virginia, U.S.
date of death=death date and age|1821|2|16|1780|3|15|mf=y
place of death=Washington, D.C., U.S.
spouse=Letitia McCrury Burwell
religion=
profession=Politician, Secretary
footnotes=

William Armisted Burwell (March 15, 1780 – February 16, 1821) was a nineteenth century congressman and presidential secretary from Virginia.

Born near Boydton, Virginia, Burwell was graduated from the College of William and Mary. He moved to Franklin County, Virginia in 1802 and became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, serving from 1804 to 1806. Burwell then became a private secretary for President Thomas Jefferson before being elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy, serving from 1806 until his death on February 16, 1821, in Washington, D.C.. He was interned there in the Congressional Cemetery.

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6984198 William A. Burwell] at Find A Grave
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burts-busey.html William A. Burwell] at The Political Graveyard