Edwin Chick Burleigh (November 27, 1843June 16, 1916) was an American politician who served as the 42nd

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from 1889 to 1893. A member of the Republican Party, he went on to hold federal office, first in the

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for

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(1897–1911) and later in the

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(1913–1916).

Life and career

Burleigh was born on November 27, 1843, in Linneus, Maine, the son of Caroline Peabody (Chick) and Parker Prescott Burleigh. He attended the common schools and

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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

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from 1870 to 1876. He later moved to

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and became the state land agent from 1876 to 1878 and an assistant clerk in the

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until 1878. He then served four years (1880–1884) in the office of the Maine 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 the 42nd

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, a position he held for three years subsequent. He was elected to the

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

in 1912. He served until his death three years later in Augusta, Maine in 1916.

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The Burleigh family of Linneus

* [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t13n27q4j;view=1up;seq=7 Edwin C. Burleigh, late a senator from Maine, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1917] {{DEFAULTSORT:Burleigh, Edwin C. 1843 births 1916 deaths Republican Party governors of Maine People from Linneus, Maine Republican Party United States senators from Maine State treasurers of Maine Ricker College alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine 20th-century United States senators 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Maine Legislature

Life and career

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