Maurice G. Burnside
Maurice G. Burnside | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | |
Preceded by | Will E. Neal |
Succeeded by | Will E. Neal |
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | |
Preceded by | Hubert S. Ellis |
Succeeded by | Will E. Neal |
Personal details | |
Born | Columbia, South Carolina | August 23, 1902
Died | February 2, 1991 Wilson, North Carolina | (aged 88)
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Furman University University of Texas Duke University |
Occupation | educator |
Maurice Gwinn Burnside (August 23, 1902 – February 2, 1991) was a professor, tobacco warehouse manager, and U.S. Representative[1] from Huntington, West Virginia.[2]
Burnside was born near
Burnside was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953) and an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-third Congress in 1952. He was branch chief of the National Security Agency, Washington, D.C. in 1953. Burnside was elected to the Eighty-fourth Congress (January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957) and an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Eighty-fifth Congress in 1956. Burnside did not sign the 1956 Southern Manifesto. He became a business executive and public advocate. He was a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention and legislative liaison to the Department of Defense from 1961 to 1968. Burnside was an avid gardener and duplicate bridge player. He died in Wilson, North Carolina in 1991 and his remains were cremated. He has a gravestone in Pilot Mountain, NC. [3]
References
- ^ "Guide to the Maurice G. Burnside Papers". Manuscript Collection. Joyner Library, East Carolina University. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard". Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ^ Burnside, Maurice Gwinn, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed November 28, 2007.
External links
- United States Congress. "Maurice G. Burnside (id: B001131)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.