Robert Burns (representative)

Robert Burns
Robert Burns
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New Hampshire's At-Large district
	In office; March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by	Thomas Chandler
Succeeded by	Samuel Cushman
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
	In office; 1831
Personal details
Born	December 12, 1792; Hudson, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, US
Died	June 26, 1866 (aged 73); Plymouth; Grafton County; New Hampshire, US
Resting place	Trinity Churchyard Cemetery, Trinity Church, Holderness; Grafton County; New Hampshire, US
Political party	Jacksonian
Spouse(s)	Mary Merril Burns; Almira Cox Burns
Children	Susan Burns Woodbury; William Burns; Mary B. Burns Weeks; Annie S. Burns Porter; Robert Burns
Parent(s)	George Burns; Anna Adams Burns
Alma mater	Dartmouth Medical School
Profession	Physician; Politician

Robert Burns (December 12, 1792 – June 26, 1866) was an American and a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

Early life

Born in Hudson, New Hampshire, Burns moved with his parents in childhood to Rumney in Grafton County. He studied medicine with Dr. Ezra Bartlett in Warren, New Hampshire, taught school, then attended Dartmouth Medical School in 1815.

Career

Burns returned to Warren to help with people hit with spotted fever and commenced the practice of medicine. He moved 20 miles south to Hebron in 1818 and continued the practice of his profession until 1835. He became a fellow of the New Hampshire Medical Society in 1824 and served as member of the New Hampshire Senate in 1831.

Elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses, Burns served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837).^[1] He continued the practice of medicine in Plymouth, New Hampshire, until his death.

Death

Burns died in Plymouth on June 26, 1866 (age 73 years, 196 days). She was interred at the churchyard of Trinity Church, Holderness, New Hampshire.

Family life

Son of George and Anna Adams Burns, he married Mary Merrill on November 6, 1816, and they had three children, Susan, William, and Mary B. After Mary's death on September 15, 1849, he married Almira Cox and they had two children, Annie S. and Robert.^[2]

References

^ Stearns, Runnels, Ezra Scollay, Moses Thurston (1906). History of Plymouth, New Hampshire: Vol. I. Narrative--vol. II. Genealogies, Volume 1. town, 1906 - Plymouth (N.H.). p. 471. Retrieved 2 July 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Furber, George Clarence (1905). History of Littleton, New Hampshire: Genealogy comp. by George C. Furber; revised and enlarged by Ezra S. Stearns. town, 1905. p. 94. Retrieved 2 July 2014. Robert Burns (1792 - 1866) Plymouth, New Hampshire,.

External links

United States Congress. "Robert Burns (id: B001129)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Robert Burns at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Thomas Chandler	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire 1833-1837	Succeeded by Samuel Cushman

[1] Stearns, Runnels, Ezra Scollay, Moses Thurston (1906). History of Plymouth, New Hampshire: Vol. I. Narrative--vol. II. Genealogies, Volume 1. town, 1906 - Plymouth (N.H.). p. 471. Retrieved 2 July 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Furber, George Clarence (1905). History of Littleton, New Hampshire: Genealogy comp. by George C. Furber; revised and enlarged by Ezra S. Stearns. town, 1905. p. 94. Retrieved 2 July 2014. Robert Burns (1792 - 1866) Plymouth, New Hampshire,.

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