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Rev Joseph Henry Burrows

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Rev Joseph Henry Burrows

Birth
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Death
28 Apr 1918 (aged 77)
Cainsville, Harrison County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Mercer County, Missouri, USA
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U.S. Congressman. Immigrating to the United States with his parents, he engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in agricultural pursuits in Iowa. Moving to Missouri, in 1862, he was ordained as a minister and had a congregation in Cainsville, Missouri. He was a member of the Missouri State House of Representatives, (1870-74, 78-80). In 1881, he was elected as a Greenbacker to the Forty-seventh Congress, serving until 1883. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed ministerial duties and engaged in agricultural pursuits until hisj death at age 73.
U.S. Congressman. Immigrating to the United States with his parents, he engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in agricultural pursuits in Iowa. Moving to Missouri, in 1862, he was ordained as a minister and had a congregation in Cainsville, Missouri. He was a member of the Missouri State House of Representatives, (1870-74, 78-80). In 1881, he was elected as a Greenbacker to the Forty-seventh Congress, serving until 1883. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed ministerial duties and engaged in agricultural pursuits until hisj death at age 73.

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  • Added: Sep 17, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7874688/joseph_henry-burrows: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Joseph Henry Burrows (15 May 1840–28 Apr 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7874688, citing Oaklawn Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.