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Burton, Lewis William – Busche, Charles F

Burton, Lewis William

bishop of Lexington, Ky., was born Nov. 9, 1852, in Cleveland, Ohio. From April 13, 1884, until July 15, 1893, he was rector of St.

John's church, Richmond, Va.

Burton, Richard Eugene

journalist, author, poet, was born in 1859 in Hartford, Conn. He is a journalist of Hartford, Conn.; and the author of Dogs and Dog Literature; Dumb in June, and Other Poems; Memorial Day and Other Poems; and Men of Progress.

Burton, Robert

soldier, congressman, was born in 1747, in Mecklenburg county, Va. He was a planter, removed to Granville about 1775, and served in the revolutionary army, attaining the rank of colonel. From 1787 till 1788 he was a member of congress under the confederation. In 1801 he was a member of a commission to fix the boundary between the Carolinas and Georgia. He died April 10, 1825, in Granville county, N. C.

Burton, Theodore E

lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 20, 1851, in Jefferson, Ohio. He began the practice of law at Cleveland in 1875. He was a member of the fifty-first congress, but was defeated for re-election in 1890; and was elected to the fifty-fourth and re-elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a republican.

Burton, Warren

author, was born Nov. 13, 1800, in Wilton, N. H. He was an educational writer of Boston; and the author of Cheering Views of Man and Providence; My Religious Experience at my Native Home; The Divine Agency in the Material Universe; Uncle Sam's Recommendations of Phrenology; The District School as it Was; Helps to Education; Culture of the Observing Faculties in the Family and School; and Scenery Showing. He died June 6, 1866, in Salem, Mass.

Burton, William

governor, was born in Delaware. He was elected governor of that state in 1859, holding the office until 1863.

Burton, William

clergyman, was born Sept. 5, 1874, in England. Since 1895 he has filled pastorates in Wilmot, S. D.; and in the First Presbyterian church of Langford, in that state.

Burton, William Evans

actor, author, was born Sept. 24, 1804, in London, England. He was a popular comedian of New York city; and the author of The Actor's Alloquy; Waggeries and Vagaries; and Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor. He died Feb. 10, 1860, in New York.

Burum, Peter Grove

merchant, financier, was born June 13, 1839, in Blount county, Tenn. He is president of the Commercial bank; president of the Augusta Steamboat company; vice-president of the Augusta Exchange; and treasurer of the Augusta opera house.

Burwell, William A

congressman. He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1806 to 1821. He died Feb. 16, 1821, in Washington City.

Busch, Carl

musician, was born March 29, 1862, in Denmark. He is a leading musician of Kansas City, Mo.; and for five seasons he has conducted the Kansas City Orchestral and Choral society.

His orchestral suite Reverie Pastorale, which was played at the Music Teachers' National association concerts in Detroit, at once put him in the front rank of American composers.

Busche, Charles F

manufacturer, state senator, was born Jan. 17, 1857, in Germany. He came to America in 1860, and since 1864 has resided in St. Louis, Mo., where he is a wholesale baker and president of the Confectioner and Baker Publishing company. In 1888 he was elected to the Missouri state senate; was re-elected in 1892, and again in 1896.