Maurice G. Burnside | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Will E. Neal |
| Succeeded by | Will E. Neal |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Hubert S. Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Will E. Neal |
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| Born | (1902-08-23)August 23, 1902 |
| Died | February 2, 1991(1991-02-02) (aged 88) |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Furman University University of Texas Duke University |
| Occupation | educator |
Maurice Gwinn Burnside (August 23, 1902 – February 2, 1991) was a professor, tobacco warehouse manager, andU.S. Representative[1] fromHuntington, West Virginia.[2]
Burnside was born nearColumbia,Richland County,South Carolina in 1902. He attended the public schools of South Carolina and attendedThe Citadel,Charleston, South Carolina from 1920 to 1922. Burnside graduated fromFurman University,Greenville, South Carolina in 1926, received hisM.A. from theUniversity of Texas,Austin, Texas in 1928 and hisPh.D. fromDuke University,Durham, North Carolina in 1937. Burnside was an instructor forGreenville High School,Greenville, South Carolina from 1931 to 1932. He was a member of the staff ofDuke University Library, Durham, North Carolina from 1933 to 1935. He was an instructor at theAlabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University),Auburn, Alabama from 1936 to 1937. Burnside was professor atMarshall University,Huntington, West Virginia from 1937 to 1948. He was a member of the Parole and Probation Examination Board of West Virginia from 1939 to 1941 and chairman of Workers Education for West Virginia from 1942 to 1945.
Burnside was elected as a Democrat to theEighty-first andEighty-second Congresses (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953) and an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to theEighty-third Congress in 1952. He was branch chief of theNational Security Agency,Washington, D.C. in 1953. Burnside was elected to theEighty-fourth Congress (January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957) and an unsuccessful candidate for election to theEighty-fifth Congress in 1956. Burnside did not sign the 1956Southern Manifesto. He became a business executive and public advocate. He was a delegate to the1960 Democratic National Convention and legislative liaison to theDepartment of Defense from 1961 to 1968. Burnside was an avid gardener and duplicate bridge player. He died inWilson, North Carolina in 1991 and his remains werecremated. He has a gravestone in Pilot Mountain, NC.[3]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's 4th congressional district 1949–1953 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's 4th congressional district 1955–1957 | Succeeded by |
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