1820 - 1896 (76 years)
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Name |
Burleigh, Walter Atwood |
Birth |
25-OCT-1820 |
Waterville, ME [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
7-MAR-1896 |
Yankton, Dakota [2, 3] |
Burial |
Yankton Cem., Yankton, South Dakota |
Notes |
- Walter was of Richmond, ME at marriage. He was a graduate of Castleton Medical College. Walter was a physician at Kittanning, Pennsylvania and removed to Yankton, Dakota. Delegate to US Congress from Dakota Territory, 1865, Pres. of the Dakota Territorial Council 1877, member of Montana State House of Representatives, 1890, member of South Dakota State Senate, 1893. Burleigh County, North Dakota was named for him.
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Person ID |
I5642 |
Waterville |
Last Modified |
18 Apr 2005 |
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Sources |
- [S684] The Genealogy of the Burley or Burleigh Family of America by Charles Burleigh, 78.
- [S2385] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771 - Present.
- [S916] History of So. Dakota by Doane Robinson Vol II 1904, 969.
- [S21] Waterville Vital Records.
- [S9] IGI.
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