Silas M. Burroughs (politician)

Silas Mainville Burroughs (July 16, 1810 – June 3, 1860) was a U.S. representative from New York.

Born in Ovid, New York, Burroughs completed a preparatory course. He moved to Medina, New York, in 1834.^[1] He became Village Clerk of Medina in 1835; and a village trustee in 1836, from 1839 to 1843, and from 1845 to 1847.^[1]

He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840, and commenced practice in Medina. He was Village Attorney of Medina from 1845 to 1847. He was a brigadier general in the New York State Militia from 1848 to 1858.

Burroughs was a member of the New York State Assembly^[1] in 1837, 1850, 1851, and 1853.

He was elected as a Republican to the 35th and 36th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1857, until his death in Medina on June 3, 1860.

When Burroughs died, he was a widower with two young children, Silas Mainville Burroughs, a pharmaceutical entrepreneur, and Adeline.^[1] He was buried at the Boxwood Cemetery in Medina.

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

• United States Congress. "Silas M. Burroughs (id: B001139)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• Works by or about Silas M. Burroughs at the Internet Archive

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