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Alfred Avery Burnham | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Sidney Dean |
| Succeeded by | Augustus Brandegee |
| 48th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut | |
| In office 1857–1858 | |
| Governor | Alexander H. Holley |
| Preceded by | Albert Day |
| Succeeded by | Julius Catlin |
| Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1858 | |
| Preceded by | Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Henry Perry |
| In office 1870 | |
| Preceded by | Lafayette S. Foster |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Holmes Bugbee |
| Member of theConnecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1844–1845, 1850, 1858, 1870 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1819-03-08)March 8, 1819 Windham, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | April 11, 1879(1879-04-11) (aged 60) Windham, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Alfred Avery Burnham (March 8, 1819 – April 11, 1879) was an American politician who was aU.S. Congressman, alieutenant governor of Connecticut, aspeaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives, and the clerk of theConnecticut Senate. He worked as a lawyer inWindham, Connecticut.
Born inWindham, Connecticut, Burnham completed a preparatory course and attended college for one year before studying law. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Windham. He served as member of theConnecticut House of Representatives in 1844, 1845, 1850, and 1858, serving as speaker in 1858.[1] He served as clerk of theConnecticut Senate in 1847, and was the48th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1857.
Burnham was elected as aRepublican to theThirty-sixth andThirty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862. He was again a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1870 and served again as speaker.[1]
He died in Windham, Connecticut, on April 11, 1879, aged 60. He was interred in Windham Cemetery,Windham Center, Connecticut.
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 1857-1858 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's 3rd congressional district 1859–1863 | Succeeded by |
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