Julius C. Burrows | |
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| United States Senator fromMichigan | |
| In office January 24, 1895 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | John Patton, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Townsend |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Wilder D. Foster |
| Succeeded by | Allen Potter |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin W. Keightley |
| Succeeded by | George L. Yaple |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| In office March 4, 1885 – January 23, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | George L. Yaple |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Milnes |
| Constituency | 4th district (1885–93) 3rd district (1893–95) |
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| Born | (1837-01-09)January 9, 1837 |
| Died | November 16, 1915(1915-11-16) (aged 78) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Julius Caesar Burrows (January 9, 1837 – November 16, 1915) was an American politician who served as aU.S. Representative and aU.S. Senator fromMichigan.
Burrows was born inNorth East, Pennsylvania, and moved then with his parents toAshtabula County, Ohio. He attended district school,Kingsville Academy, andGrand River Institute inAustinburg, Ohio. 1853 - 1854 found him teaching at theMadison Seminary.[1] He studied law and was admitted to thebar atJefferson, Ohio, in 1859. He moved toRichland, Michigan, in 1860. He was principal of theRichland Seminary and commenced the practice of law in nearbyKalamazoo in 1861.
Burrows raised an infantry company in 1862 to fight in theAmerican Civil War, becoming a part of the17th Michigan Infantry Regiment and serving as its captain until the fall of 1863. He was elected circuit court commissioner in 1864 and was prosecuting attorney forKalamazoo County 1866-1870. He declined appointment as supervisor of internal revenue for Michigan and Wisconsin in 1868.
In 1872, Burrows was elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 4th congressional district to theU.S. House of Representatives for the43rd Congress, serving from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1875. He was chairman of theCommittee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy.
Burrows was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874, but was subsequently elected to the46th and47th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1879, to March 3, 1883. He was chairman of theCommittee on Territories in the 47th Congress.
Burrows is sometimes cited as a contributing factor in whyNew Mexico was delayed in achieving statehood. In an 1876 debate, Burrows, an admired orator, spoke forcefully in favor of a bill intended to protect the civil rights of freed black slaves.Stephen B. Elkins, theNew Mexico Territory Delegate to Congress, arrived late, just as Burrows was finishing. Unaware of the full import of Burrows' speech, Elkins shook his colleague's hand in congratulations, a gesture that many southern congressmen interpreted as support for the civil rights legislation. As a result, Elkin's handshake with Burrows is blamed for costing New Mexico several Southern Democratic votes which had been needed to achieve statehood.[2] While Colorado achieved statehood in 1876, New Mexico remained a territory for another 36 years.
Burrows was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882. He won re-election in 1884 to the49th Congress, and subsequently to the five succeeding Congresses. He represented Michigan's 4th district from March 4, 1885, until March 3, 1893, andthe 3rd district from March 4, 1893, until his resignation on January 23, 1895, having been electedU.S. Senator. He was chairman of theCommittee on Levees and Improvements of Mississippi River in the51st Congress.
Burrows was elected as aRepublican to theUnited States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofFrancis B. Stockbridge and was reelected in 1899 and 1905, serving from January 24, 1895, to March 3, 1911.[3]
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910. He was chairman of theCommittee on Revision of the Laws of the United States in the54th through56th Congresses and of theCommittee on Privileges and Elections in the57th through61st Congresses. He also served on theLodge Committee which investigatedwar crimes in thePhilippine–American War. He was on the imperialist faction[4] led byHenry Cabot Lodge in support of the Philippine–American War. He was also a member of theNational Monetary Commission and its vice chairman 1908-1912.
After this, Burrows retired from active business pursuits and political life. He died in Kalamazoo and is interred in Mountain Home Cemetery there.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 4th Congressional District of Michigan 1873–1875 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 4th Congressional District of Michigan 1879–1883 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 4th Congressional District of Michigan 1885–1893 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 3rd Congressional District of Michigan 1893–1895 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Michigan 1895–1911 | Succeeded by |
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