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George Burnham | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's20th district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Edouard Izac |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1868-12-28)December 28, 1868 |
| Died | June 28, 1939(1939-06-28) (aged 70) San Diego, California |
| Resting place | Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | banker, politician |
George Burnham (December 28, 1868 – June 28, 1939) was abanker andRepublicanpolitician fromSan Diego, California. He served two terms in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1937.
Burnham was born 1868 inLondon, England, to James and Maria Ann Burnham. He immigrated in 1881 to the United States with his parents, who settled inSpring Valley, Minnesota. He attended public schools in London and Minnesota. Burnham worked as a clerk from 1884 to 1886, then moved toJackson, Minnesota, in 1887 where he entered the retail shoe business. In 1901, he moved toSpokane, Washington, and worked in real estate and ranching.
Burnham moved to San Diego in 1903 and continued to work in real estate with his brother John, until 1917 when he took up banking. Burnham was active in public affairs.
Burnham was one of the organizers of thePanama–California Exposition in 1909, serving as vice president from 1909 to 1916.
He was also member of the Honorary Commercial Commission to China in 1910, member of the San Diego Library Commission 1926–1932, a member of the San Diego Scientific Library 1926–1932, and vice president of the California-Pacific International Exposition 1935–1936.
Burnham married Neva May Ashley on October 1, 1890, and they had six children, Harold, Percy, Helen, Laurence, Virginia, and Ben. After she died, he married Florence Kennett Dupee.
Burnham was elected to the73rd Congress in 1932, and reelected in 1934, serving as Representative forImperial andSan Diego counties.He worked to expand Navy presence in San Diego.In 1936, he drew up bills to add 365,000 acres (1460 km2) of federal land in the Carrizo and Vallecito areas to the newly createdAnza-Borrego Desert State Park.
In 1936, he did not run again and retired in San Diego, where he lived until his death in 1939. Burnham is interred in the Greenwood Cathedral Mausoleum, inGreenwood Memorial Park.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Burnham | 43,757 | 50.3 | |
| Democratic | Claude Chandler | 43,304 | 49.7 | |
| Total votes | 87,061 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Burnham (Incumbent) | 51,682 | 52.4 | |
| Democratic | Edouard Izac | 46,957 | 47.6 | |
| Total votes | 98,639 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| New district | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 20th congressional district 1933–1937 | Succeeded by |
