WILLIAM A. BURWELL

'William Armisted Burwell' (March 15, 1780 – February 16, 1821) was a nineteenth century congressman and presidential secretary from Virginia.
Born near Boydton, Virginia, Burwell was graduated from the College of William and Mary. He moved to Franklin County, Virginia in 1802 and became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, serving from 1804 to 1806. Burwell then became a private secretary for President Thomas Jefferson before being elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy, serving from 1806 until his death on February 16, 1821 in Washington, D.C.. He was interned their in Congressional Cemetery.

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★ William A. Burwell at Find A Grave

★ William A. Burwell at The Political Graveyard