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Burgess, Henry, LL.D., Ph D, 1808-. A Baptist. An eminent Scottish divine ; b. m Glasgow; educ. at Stepney, entered the Church of England, 1850 ; P O of Clifton Reynes, Bucks, 1854-01 ; Vicar of St. Andrew, Whittlesey, Cambs., 1861- 83 et scq. ; editor of the " Classical Jour- nal/' 1854-08, and for some years of the " Journal of Sacred Literature "

Burgess, James. J. B. An English biographer.

Burgess, Thomas, D.D, 1756-1837. T., St. D.; Cornelius Scnblerus Nothus ; Plulopatns; Scnblerus Secundus An eminent English prelate ; b at Odiham, Hampshire ; Bishop of St. David's, 1803- 25, of Salisbury, 1825-37; d. at South- ampton.

Burgess, W. H. A Governor An English writer, of Bethlehem Hospital, London.

Burgh, James, 1714-75. J B ; Mr. Vander Neck. A Scottish teacher; b. at Madderty, Perthshire; kept a school at Stoke-Newington (removed to Newing- ton Green in 1750), Middlesex, 1747-71, then resided at Islington till his death

Burgh, William, LL D., 1741-1808. An Humble Expectant of the Promise. An Irish writer on theology ; educ. at Trm. Coll., Dublin; was a member of the English parliament, where he took an active part in the debates on the Ameri- can "War and the French Revolution.

Burgoyne, Gen. John, 1730-93 Sir Jack Brag. An English general m the Revolutionary War ; Oct. 17, 1777, sur- rendered his army to Gen. Gates at Sara- toga.

Burk, Edward. An, Eye-Witness. An English poet.

Burke, ^Edanus, 1743-1802. Cas- eins; An Obscure Individual. An Amer- ican jurist; b at Galway, Ireland ; came to South Carolina, and served in the Revolutionary War; M.C., 1789-91; Chancellor of South Carolina; d. in Charleston. "He was witty, accom- plished, upright, and eccentric "

Burke, Andrew. An Old Resident. An American publisher, of Buffalo, N.Y.

Burke, Edmund, 1730-97. JS. B.; A Gentleman in the English House of Com- mons ; Our jSympostast; Second Childhood. A celebrated British statesman; b. in Dublin ; M.P., 1766-94 ; the king wished to make him a peer under the title of Lord Beaconsfield, but the sudden death of his son so distressed him that he would not accept the merited honor ; d in London.

Burke, Hon. Edmund, 1809-82.

Bundelcund. An American statesman; b. at Westminster, Vt ; after being ad- mitted to the bar, he removed to New Hampshire, and was so successful as a lawyer and as an editor, that he was elected to Congress for three terms of service, 1839-45; was Commissioner of Patents, 1845-47 ; m 1850, he returned to Newport, which had been his princi- pal place of residence m New Hamp- shire, resumed the practice of his pro- fession, and engaged to a considerable extent in literary pursuits. In his lat- est years, his greatest happiness was in the reading of literary works, and in col- lecting rare works for his library.

Burke, Harry. H. B An English religious writer, oJt London.

Burke, John. Sennoia Rubek. An American poet.

Burke, Michael Honan. GUI own Correspondent. An English journalist.

Burke, Richard. Valens. An Eng- lish journalist; brother of Edmund Burke ; wrote in the " London Evening Post." He was the principal contribu- tor, occasionally assisted by his brothers William and Edmund.

Burleigh, Cecil, I860-, Albert J. Booth; Caleb Burt; Capt. Will Dayton; .ZVb Name. An American poet and jour- nalist, of New York City ; son of Wil- liam Henry; b in Syracuse, N.Y. ; educ. at Brooklyn, in 1880 ct seg. ; was on the staff of the "New York Witness,"

Burleigh, Mrs. Celia M. (Kellum Burr), about 1825-75. Celia; Mrs. John Smith. An American poet and journal- ist; b. at Cazenovia, N.Y.; became a school-teacher; in 1844 married Mr. C. B Kellum, of Albany; removed with him to Cincinnati, was divorced from him, and in 1851 married Charles Chaun- cey Burr; was divorced from him, and married Mr. Burleigh in 1865; d. at Syracuse, N.Y.

Burleigh, Francis Julius &e Moyne, 1845-. Donatello. An American journalist; son of W. H, Burleigh; b. in Hartford, Conn.; served in the late Civil War; and in 1867 went into jour- nalism, and has been on the staff of sev- eral New York papers; in 1880 et seq., on the " Witness "

Burleigh, Harriet E. Minnie Ifun- ster.

Burleigh, William Henry, 1812-71, Burleigh. An American journalist and reformer; b. in Woodstock, Conn.; re- moving to Pittsburgh, Penn., in 1837, he published the "Christian Witness," then the " Temperance Banner " ; m 1840 he