Sherman Everett Burroughs
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's1st district
In office May 29, 1917 – January 27, 1923
Preceded by	Cyrus A. Sulloway
Succeeded by	William Nathaniel Rogers
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives For Bow, New Hampshire
In office 1901–1902
Personal details
Born	February 6, 1870 Dunbarton, New Hampshire
Died	January 27, 1923 (aged 52) Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Pine Grove Cemetery,Manchester, New Hampshire
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Helen Sophie Phillips Burroughs
Children	Sherman Everett Burroughs, Jr. John Hamilton Burroughs Robert Phillips Burroughs Henry Baker Burroughs
Alma mater	Dartmouth College George Washington University
Occupation	Lawyer Politician

Sherman Everett Burroughs (February 6, 1870 – January 27, 1923) was an American politician and aU.S. representative fromNew Hampshire.

Burroughs was born on February 6, 1870^[1] inDunbarton, New Hampshire. He attended the public schools, and was graduated fromDartmouth College,Hanover, in 1894.^[1]

Burroughs was private secretary to CongressmanHenry M. Baker from 1894 to 1897. He was graduated from the law school of Columbian College (nowGeorge Washington University),Washington, D.C., in 1896. He wasadmitted to the Washington, D.C. bar in 1896 and the New Hampshire bar in 1897.^[1] Burroughs commenced practice inManchester, New Hampshire, in 1897.^[1]

A member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives representingBow, New Hampshire Burroughs served in 1901 and 1902.^[1] He was a member of the State board of charities and corrections, 1901–1907, and a member of the State board of equalization in 1909 and 1910.^[2]

Elected as aRepublican to theSixty-fifth Congress in a special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States RepresentativeCyrus A. Sulloway, Burroughs was reelected to the two succeeding Congresses and served from (May 29, 1917 – January 27, 1923). He didn't run for reelection to theSixty-eighth Congress in 1922, and died in office.

Burroughs died inWashington, D.C., on January 27, 1923, ten days before his 53rd birthday and reportedly of congestion of the lungs caused by "an illness withthe grippe^[3] and isinterred at Pine Grove Cemetery inManchester, New Hampshire.

Son of John H. Burroughs and Helen M. Baker, Burroughs married Helen Sophie Phillips^[4] in 1898 and they had four sons, Sherman Everett Jr., John Hamilton,Robert Phillips Burroughs, and Henry Baker.

• List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1900–1949)

• United States Congress."Sherman Everett Burroughs (id: B001138)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Works by or about Sherman Everett Burroughs at theInternet Archive
• Sherman Everett Burroughs atFind a Grave
• Sherman E. Burroughs, late a representative

 This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.

• 1870 births
• 1923 deaths
• Dartmouth College alumni
• George Washington University Law School alumni
• Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
• New Hampshire lawyers
• Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire
• People from Dunbarton, New Hampshire
• 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
• 20th-century members of the New Hampshire General Court

• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Articles with Internet Archive links
• Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress