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Burbanks, Frank E

man of affairs, was born April 10, 1852, in Louisville, Ky. He received his education at the Olivet college of Michigan, in which state he has attained success in the insurance business at Minden City. He has taken great interest in the public affairs of his county and state, and filled several important positions of honor.

Burbeck, Henry

soldier, was born June 8, 1754, in Boston, Mass. He served as major in the revolutionary war; and attained the rank of brigadier-general in the war of 1812. He died Oct. 2, 1848, in New London, Conn.

Burbridge, Stephen Gano

soldier, lawyer, was born Aug. 19, 1831, in Scott county, Ky. General Burbridge was conspicuous at the capture of Port Gibson, and was among the first to enter the place. Later he was placed in command of the military district of Kentucky, and defeated General John H. Morgan on his raid, driving him into Tennessee. For this service he received the thanks of President Lincoln, and in 1864 the brevet of major-general.

Burch, William Thomas

soldier, lawyer, was born Aug. 6, 1844, in Meade county, Ky. He served through the civil war as a private under General N. D. Forrest of the confederate service. For four years he was justice of the peace in his native county; and now successfully practices law in Louisville, Ky.

Burchard, Horatio C

merchant, lawyer, congressman, was born Sept. 22, 1825, in Marshall, N. Y. He was engaged in mercantile business; and was school commissioner in Stephenson county, Ill., from 1857 to 1860. He was a member of the legislature in 1866; and was elected to the forty-first, forty-second, forty-third and forty-fifth congresses. In 1879, he was appointed director of the United States mint; and in 1885-86 was revenue commissioner for the state of Illinois.

Burdett, Charles

journalist, author, was born in 1815, in New York. He was the author of Life of Kit Carson; The Second Marriage; The Beautiful Spy; Margaret Moncrieffe; Emma, or The Lost Found; Marion Desmond; The Gambler; The Adopted Child; Trials and Triumphs; Never too Late; and Chances and Changes.

Burford, John H

lawyer, jurist, was born Feb. 29, 1852, in Parke county, Ind. He is associate justice of the supreme court at El Reno, O. T.; and for a number of years was registrar of land office at Oklahoma City.

Burgdorf, August C

educator, college president, was born July 12, 1838, in Germany. He has taught school in Illinois and Missouri, and for a number of years was principal of the Lutheran academy of St. Louis, Mo., which position he resigned to become president of Walther college of the same city.

Burgdorff, William F

merchant, was born March 19, 1846, in Germany. He attended the public schools and the Blackburn university. He is asuccessful merchant of Carlinville, Ill., of which city he has been mayor; and is president of the Carlinville national bank.

In 1896 he was the republican candidate for state senator for the thirty-sixth district.

Burger, Louis

soldier, architect, was born Feb. 6, 1821, in Bavaria. In 1854 he organized the engineer corps of the fifth regiment of the New York state national guards, and was elected captain.

During the civil war he commanded his regiment in the short campaign of 1861.

He died May 25, 1871, in New York city.

Burges, Gideon Albert

clergyman, college president, author, was born May 29, 1854, in Providence, R. I. He is the president of Parker college of Winnebago City, Minn., and the author of The Free Baptist Cyclopedia.