Joseph Henry Burrows (May 15, 1840 – April 28, 1914) was a

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from

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

. Born in

Manchester, England Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

, Burrows immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in

Quincy, Illinois Quincy ( ) is a city in Adams County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. Located on the Mississippi River, the population was 39,463 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 40,633 in 2010. The Quincy, Illinois, mic ...

. He attended the common schools at Quincy, Illinois, and Keokuk, Iowa. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in agricultural pursuits. He moved to

Cainsville, Missouri Cainsville is a city in eastern Harrison County, Missouri, Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 283 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Cainsville had its start in 1854 when Peter Cain built a watermill ...

, in 1862. He was ordained as a minister in Cainsville in 1867. He served as member of the

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in 1870–1874 and 1878–1880. Burrows was elected as a Greenback to the

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(March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883). During his term, one notable act was his appointment of

John J. Pershing General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was an American army general, educator, and founder of the Pershing Rifles. He served as the commander of the American Expeditionary For ...

to the

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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress. He resumed ministerial duties and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in

, April 28, 1914. He was interred in Oak Lawn Cemetery, near Cainsville.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burrows, Joseph H. 1840 births 1914 deaths Politicians from Manchester English emigrants to the United States Greenback Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri Members of the Missouri House of Representatives People from Harrison County, Missouri 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Missouri General Assembly