Charles H. Burns
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Charles Henry Burns | |
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| 23rd United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire[1] | |
| In office 1881[1]–1885 | |
| Preceded by | Ossian Ray |
| Succeeded by | John Samuel Hatch Frink |
| Member of the New Hampshire State Senate[1] | |
| In office 1873[1]–1873[1] | |
| Member of the New Hampshire State Senate[1] | |
| In office 1879[1]–1879[1] | |
| Treasurer of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire[1] | |
| In office 1864[1]–1865[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 19, 1835 |
| Died | May 22, 1909 (aged 74) |
| Party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah N. Mills, m. January 19, 1856[2] |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law School, 1858. |
| Occupation | Attorney |
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Charles Henry Burns[3] (January 19, 1835 – May 22, 1909)[3] was an American attorney and politician who served in the New Hampshire Senate and as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.[1]
Burns was born in Milford, Massachusetts,[3] to Charles A. and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Burns[3] on January 19, 1835.[4] He spent his early life on his father's farm.[4] From the age of seventeen, to when he was twenty one, Burns taught school in Ashby, Massachusetts, New Ipswich, New Hampshire, and Lyndeborough, New Hampshire.[5]
Early legal career
Burns graduated from Harvard Law School in 1858. In May 1858 he was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar at Suffolk County, Massachusetts.[3] Early in 1859, Burns was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar,[3] and in January 1859[5] he began practicing law in Wilton, New Hampshire.[3]
Family life
Burns married Sarah N. Mills on January 19, 1856. They had eight children.[2]
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