Charles G. Burton | |
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.jpg) From Volume 2 of 1908'sKansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People 1808-1908 byCarrie Westlake Whitney | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's15th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Maecenas E. Benton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Germman Burton (1846-04-04)April 4, 1846 |
| Died | February 25, 1926(1926-02-25) (aged 79) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Politician, attorney, judge |
Charles Germman Burton (April 4, 1846 – February 25, 1926) was aU.S. Representative fromMissouri.
Born inCleveland, Ohio, Burton moved toWarren, Ohio, and attended the public schools.He enlisted September 7, 1861 as a private in Company C,19th Ohio Infantry, and served with the regiment until discharged October 29, 1862.Corporal in Company A,171st Ohio Infantry, during the "one hundred days" campaign of 1864.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar inWarren, Ohio, in 1867.He moved toVirgil City, Missouri, in 1868, toErie, Kansas, in 1869, and Nevada,Vernon County, Missouri, in 1871, where he practiced law.Circuit attorney and judge of the twenty-fifth circuit.He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1884 and 1904.
Burton was elected as aRepublican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.He resumed the practice of law.He served as collector of internal revenue atKansas City, Missouri from 1907 to 1915.Commander in chief of theGrand Army of the Republic in 1908.He died inKansas City, Missouri, February 25, 1926.He was interred inDeepwood Cemetery, Nevada, Missouri.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 15th congressional district 1895–1897 | Succeeded by |
