John H. Burleigh

Infobox Congressman
name=John Holmes Burleigh

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width=200px
state=Maine
district=1st
party=Republican
term=March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
preceded=John Lynch
succeeded=Thomas B. Reed
date of birth=October 9, 1822
place of birth=South Berwick, Maine, USA
date of death=December 5, 1877
place of death=South Berwick, Maine, USA
spouse=
profession=Politician, Sailor, Manufacturer, Banker
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John Holmes Burleigh (October 9, 1822 – December 5, 1877) was a nineteenth century politician, sailor, manufacturer and banker from Maine. He was the son of William Burleigh.

Born in South Berwick, Maine, Burleigh attended a local academy and, at sixteen years of age, became a sailor and commanded a ship on foreign voyages from 1846 to 1853. In 1853, he engaged in the manufacturing of wool as well as banking in South Berwick. He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1862, 1864, 1866 and 1872 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864. Burleigh was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1872, serving from 1873 to 1877, being unsuccessful for renomination in 1876. Afterwards, he resumed former manufacturing pursuits until his death in South Berwick, Maine on December 5, 1877. He was interned in Portland Street Cemetery in South Berwick.

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7670811 John H. Burleigh] at Find A Grave