| LC control no. | no 95042265 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Burrows, Julius C. (Julius Caesar), 1837-1915 |
| Variant(s) | Burrows, J. C. (Julius Caesar), 1837-1915 |
| Birth date | 1837-01-09 |
| Death date | 1915-11-16 |
| Place of birth | North East (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Kalamazoo (Mich.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers |
| Found in | Veto of the Dependent Pension Bill, 1887: t.p. (Hon. J.C. Burrows of Michigan) OCLC, 8/25/95 (hdgs.: Burrows, J.C. (Julius Caesar), 1837-1915, Burrows, Julius C., (Julius Caesar), b. 1837; usage: J.C. Burrows, Julius C. Burrows) Bio. dir. Am. Con., 1961 (Burrows, Julius Caesar; b. Erie Co., Pa., Jan. 9, 1837; as a youth, moved to Ashtabula, Ohio with his parents; admitted to Ohio Bar in 1859; moved to Richland, Mich. in 1860; principal of Richland Seminary for 1 yr.; began law practice in Kalamazoo in 1861; served in Union Army; elected as a Republican to the 43rd, 46th-47th and the 49th-54th Congresses, serving 1873-1875; 1879-1883, and 1885-Jan. 23, 1895, when he resigned to accept the Senate seat vacated by the death of F. B. Stockbridge; served as Senator until Mar. 3, 1911; member National Monetary Commission, 1908-1912; retired; d. Kalamazoo, Mich, Nov. 16, 1915) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed February 1, 2024: (Burrows, Julius Caesar, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in North East, Erie County, Pa., January 9, 1837; moved with his parents to Ashtabula County, Ohio; attended district school, Kingsville Academy, and Grand River Institute, Austinburg, Ohio; studied law; admitted to the bar at Jefferson, Ohio, in 1859; moved to Richland, Kalamazoo County, Mich., in 1860; principal of the Richland Seminary; commenced the practice of law in Kalamazoo in 1861; raised an infantry company in 1862; served as its captain until the fall of 1863; elected circuit court commissioner in 1864; prosecuting attorney for Kalamazoo County 1866-1870; declined appointment as supervisor of internal revenue for Michigan and Wisconsin in 1868; elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875); chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Forty-third Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874; elected to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1883); chairman, Committee on Territories (Forty-seventh Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882; elected a Republican to the Forty-ninth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1885, until his resignation on January 23, 1895, having been elected Senator; chairman, Committee on Levees and Improvements of Mississippi River (Fifty-first Congress); elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Francis B. Stockbridge; reelected in 1899 and 1905 and served from January 24, 1895, to March 3, 1911; unsuccessful candidate for renomination; chairman, Committee on Revision of the Laws of the United States (Fifty-fourth through Fifty-sixth Congresses), Committee on Privileges and Elections (Fifty-seventh through Sixty-first Congresses); member of the National Monetary Commission and its vice chairman 1908-1912; retired from active business pursuits and political life; died in Kalamazoo, Mich., November 16, 1915; interment in Mountain Home Cemetery.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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