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(1883–85){{ushr18|18th district}} (1885–87)| term_start = March 4, 1883 | term_end = March 3, 1887| preceded = Walter A. Wood| succeeded = Edward W. Greenman| state_assembly3 = New York| district3 = Washington County, 2nd| term_start3 = January 1, 1876| term_end3 = December 31, 1876| preceded3 = Emerson E. Davis| succeeded3 = Isaac V. Baker Jr.18322}}Canaan, New Hampshire>Canaan, New Hampshire, U.S.19001006mf=yes}}Whitehall, New York>Whitehall, Washington County, New York, U.S.| resting_place = Mount Hope CemeteryTiconderoga, New York | citizenship = US| spouse = Jennie E. Richards Burleigh | children = Charles Richards BurleighHenry Gordoon Burleigh Jr.James Weeks Burleigh| relations = | profession = BusinessmanBankerPolitician Republican Party (United States)>Republican | alma_mater = | religion = |nickname = |allegiance = |branch = |service_years = |rank = |unit = |commands = |battles = |awards =}Henry Gordon Burleigh (June 2, 1832 â€“ August 10, 1900) was an American businessman, banker and politician. He served as a United States Representative from New York and as a member of the New York State Assembly during the 1870s.

Biography

Born in Canaan, New Hampshire, Burleigh was the son of Gordon Burleigh. He was raised in Concord, New Hampshire and attended the common schools. He moved to New York in 1846 with his parents, who settled in Ticonderoga.BOOK, Hammond, Otis Grant, The Granite State Monthly, Volume 29, 1900, J.N. McClintock, 243,weblink He engaged in the mining of iron ore and in the lumber, coal, and transportation business. He was supervisor of the town of Ticonderoga in 1864 and 1865 before moving to Whitehall, New York in 1867 to expand his transportation business.BOOK, United States. Congress, Congressional edition, Volume 2342, 1886, U.S. G.P.O., 61,weblink WEB,weblink The Burleigh Brothers: Nineteenth Century Titans of the Champlain Basin, Vermont History.org, January 16, 2014, He owned many canalboats and steamers which he used to move freight through Canada and the U.S.BOOK, Cutter, William Richard, Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1, 1910, Lewis historical publishing Company, 347,weblink He was involved in the banking industry, serving as the president of the National Bank at Whitehall and the First National Bank of Ticonderoga. He was director of the International Paper Company, Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company, and the St. Maurice Lumber Company.BOOK, Biographical directory Company (incorporated), Biographical Directory of the State of New York, 1900, 1900, Biographical directory Company (incorporated), 56,weblink He was also involved in real estate and owned large amounts of real estate in the U.S. and Canada.WEB,weblink The Burleigh Brothers: Nineteenth Century Titans of the Champlain Basin, Vermont History.org, January 16, 2014,

Political career

In 1855, he was secretary of the first Republican convention in New York.BOOK, Hall, Henry, America's Successful Men of Affairs: The United States at large, 1896, New York tribune, 132,weblink He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Washington Co., 2nd D.) in 1876.BOOK, Poore, Perley, Congressional Directory Compiled for the Use of Congress, 1883, 61,weblink Burleigh was a delegate to the 1880, 1884,BOOK, 1886, U.S. Government Printing Office, 61,weblink Congressional Directory, 1888, 1892 and 1896 Republican National Conventions.He was elected as a Republican candidate to the 48th and 49th Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1887.BOOK, New York (State). Legislature. Senate, Documents of the Senate of the State of New York, Volume 28, 1913, New York (State). Legislature. Senate, 205,weblink While in Congress, he served on the United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors.

Death

He died of appendicitis in Whitehall, New York on August 10, 1900, and was interred at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Ticonderoga, New York.BOOK, Spencer, Thomas E., Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated, 1998, Genealogical Publishing Com, 415,weblink 9780806348230,

Personal life

Burleigh married Jennie E. Richards in 1869,BOOK, White, J.T., The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1892, J.T. White, 192,weblink and they had three sons: Charles Richards Burleigh, Henry Gordon Burleigh Jr. and James Weeks Burleigh.Burleigh's home in Ticonderoga, the H. G. Burleigh House, was built in 1894 and is a Queen Anne style building. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1988.WEB,weblink National Register of Historic Places Registration: H. G. Burleigh House, January 18, 2014, 2010-06-26, Christine May, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, WEB,weblink TICONDEROGA YESTERDAY - PlaceSense, PlaceSense, January 18, 2014, {{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

References

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External links

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• Biography and Portrait of Henry G. Burleigh

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