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Burnham, John Howard – Burnz, Eliza B

Burnham, John Howard

soldier, journalist, bridge builder, was born Oct. 31, 1834, in Essex, Mass. He was captain in company A, thirty-third Illinois volunteer infantry, during the civil war. 1864 he was superintendent of public schools at Bloomington, Ill., where for several years he was the editor of the Pantagraph. As a bridge contractor he has been instrumental in the building of some of the largest bridges in Illinois and the West.

Burnham, Michael

clergyman, author, was born June 28, 1839, in Essex, Mass. This eminent congregational clergyman is now pastor of the Pilgrim church of St. Louis, Mo. He is the author of numerous pamphlets and orations.

Burnham, Samuel

author, was born in 1833, in Rindge, N. H. He wrote the history of East Boston, several small volumes for the American tract society on natural history, was one of the editors of the Congregationalist, literary editor of the Watchman and Reflector, a correspondent for periodicals, edited Charles Sumner's works, and at the time of his death had nearly completed a history of the Old South church of Boston. He died June 22, 1873, in Boston, Mass.

Burnham, Sarah Maria

author, was born in 1818, in Chester, Vt. She is the author of Limestones and Marbles, their History and Uses; Struggles of the Nations; and Pleasant Memories of Foreign Travel; and other works.

Burnham, Victor C

farmer, lawyer, public official, was born April 23, 1851, in Wayne county, Mich. He graduated from the university of Michigan. He has served as mayor of Rogers City; has been city attorney; circuit court commissioner; and prosecuting attorney of Alpena county. He has served as city attorney and city judge of Alpena; and also as United States commissioner.

Burns, James Austin

soldier, educator, author, was born Jan. 25, 1840, in Oxford, Maine. In August, 1861, he entered the United States volunteer service as lieutenant in the seventh Connecticut infantry, and was promoted to be captain in 1862. Subsequent to the war he settled in Atlanta, Ga., where he has followed the profession of civil engineering and also filled the chair of chemistry in the Southern Medical college in Atlanta.

He has published a series of Juxtalinear Translations of the Classics.

Burns, John M

lawyer, state senator, jurist, was born March 11, 1825, in Lawrence county, Ky. He has been a member of the Kentucky state legislature, state senator, and circuit court judge, embracing seven counties. A good portion of his time was spent in the revenue service of the government, and in public speaking on national and political issues.

Burns, Joseph

congressman, was born March 11, 1800, in Waynesborough, Va. He was elected from the state of Ohio a representative in the thirty-fifth congress.

Burns, Robert

state senator, congressman, was born in New Hampshire. He served three years in the state legislature as senator and representative; and was a representative in congress from New Hampshire from 1833 to 1837. He died June 20, 1866, in Plymouth, N. Η.

Burns, William Henry

railroad president, was born in July, 1848, in Boston, Mass. Since 1890 he has been president of the Montana Union railway at Butte, Mont.

Burnside, Thomas

jurist, congressman. He was an associate justice of the supreme court of Pennsylvania; and was a representative in congress from that state from 1815 to 1816, when he resigned.

He died March 25, 1827, in Germantown, Va.

Burnz, Eliza B

educator, was born Oct. 31, 1823, in England. For three years she conducted classes in New York at the Mercantile library; and from 1872 to 1889 instructed the free evening classes at Cooper union, which were established solely at her instigation. She was the organizer of the League for Short Spelling, and is now its president.