William A. Burwell
U.S. Congressperson
1780 – 1821
Who was William A. Burwell?
William Armisted Burwell was a nineteenth-century congressman and presidential secretary from Virginia.
Born near Boydton, Virginia, Burwell graduated from the College of William and Mary. He moved to Franklin County, Virginia in 1802 and became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, serving from 1804 to 1806. Burwell then became a private secretary for President Thomas Jefferson before being elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy. Burwell served from 1806 until his death on February 16, 1821, in Washington, D.C.. He was interred there in the Congressional Cemetery.
His home, the Burwell-Holland House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
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- Born
- Mar 15, 1780
Boydton - Also known as
- William Burwell
- Spouses
- Profession
- Education
- College of William and Mary
- Died
- Feb 16, 1821
Washington, D.C.
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on July 23, 2013
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