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  Burroughs, Sherman E.
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NameSherman E. Burroughs
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Manchester, New Hampshire , United States
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Born February 06, 1870
DiedJanuary 27, 1923 (52 years)
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InfoBURROUGHS, Sherman Everett, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Dunbarton, Merrimack County, N.H., February 6, 1870; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1894; private secretary to Congressman Henry M. Baker, 1894-1897; was graduated from the law school of Columbian College (now George Washington University), Washington, D.C., in 1896; was admitted to the bar in 1896 and commenced practice in Manchester, N.H., in 1897; member of the State house of representatives in 1901 and 1902; member of the State board of charities and corrections 1901-1907; member of the State board of equalization in 1909 and 1910; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth Congress in a special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Cyrus A. Sulloway, and reelected to the two succeeding Congresses (May 29, 1917-January 27, 1923); declined to be a candidate for reelection to the Sixty-eighth Congress in 1922; died in Washington, D.C., January 27, 1923; interment in Valley Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.


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  11/02/1920 NH District 1 Won 59.35% (+19.45%)
  11/05/1918 NH District 1 Won 52.15% (+4.29%)
  05/29/1917 NH District 1 - Special Election Won 51.67% (+3.71%)
  03/13/1913 NH US Senate Lost 1.35% (-49.60%)
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