William A. Burwell
American politician (1780–1821) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Armisted Burwell (March 15, 1780 – February 16, 1821) was a nineteenth-century Virginia politician and planter who served as presidential secretary and as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives and the Virginia House of Delegates.
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William Armisted Burwell | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia | |
In office December 1, 1806 – February 16, 1821 | |
Preceded by | Christopher H. Clark |
Succeeded by | Jabez Leftwich |
Constituency | 13th district (1806-1813) 14th district (1813-1821) |
Private Secretary to the President | |
In office 1804–1805 | |
President | Thomas Jefferson |
Preceded by | Lewis Harvie |
Succeeded by | Isaac Coles |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Franklin County | |
In office December 3, 1804 – November 30, 1806 Serving with Henry T. Calloway | |
Preceded by | Moses Greer |
Succeeded by | John Calloway |
Personal details | |
Born | (1780-03-15)March 15, 1780 Boydton, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | February 16, 1821(1821-02-16) (aged 40) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Spouse | Letitia McCrury Burwell |
Children | William M. Burwell |
Profession | Politician, Secretary |
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