maurice, burnside, maurice, gwinn, burnside, august, 1902, february, 1991, professor, tobacco, warehouse, manager, representative, from, huntington, west, virginia, member, house, representatives, from, west, virginia, districtin, office, january, 1955, januar. Maurice Gwinn Burnside August 23 1902 February 2 1991 was a professor tobacco warehouse manager and U S Representative 1 from Huntington West Virginia 2 Maurice G BurnsideMember of the U S House of Representatives from West Virginia s 4th districtIn office January 3 1955 January 3 1957Preceded byWill E NealSucceeded byWill E NealIn office January 3 1949 January 3 1953Preceded byHubert S EllisSucceeded byWill E NealPersonal detailsBorn 1902 08 23 August 23 1902Columbia South CarolinaDiedFebruary 2 1991 1991 02 02 aged 88 Wilson North CarolinaNationalityAmericanPolitical partyDemocraticAlma materFurman UniversityUniversity of TexasDuke UniversityOccupationeducator Burnside was born near Columbia Richland County South Carolina in 1902 He attended the public schools of South Carolina and attended The Citadel Charleston South Carolina from 1920 to 1922 Burnside graduated from Furman University Greenville South Carolina in 1926 received his M A from the University of Texas Austin Texas in 1928 and his Ph D from Duke University Durham North Carolina in 1937 Burnside was an instructor for Greenville High School Greenville South Carolina from 1931 to 1932 He was a member of the staff of Duke University Library Durham North Carolina from 1933 to 1935 He was an instructor at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn University Auburn Alabama from 1936 to 1937 Burnside was professor at Marshall University Huntington West Virginia from 1937 to 1948 He was a member of the Parole and Probation Examination Board of West Virginia from 1939 to 1941 and chairman of Workers Education for West Virginia from 1942 to 1945 Burnside was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty first and Eighty second Congresses January 3 1949 January 3 1953 and an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty third Congress in 1952 He was branch chief of the National Security Agency Washington D C in 1953 Burnside was elected to the Eighty fourth Congress January 3 1955 January 3 1957 and an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Eighty fifth Congress in 1956 Burnside did not sign the 1956 Southern Manifesto He became a business executive and public advocate He was a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention and legislative liaison to the Department of Defense from 1961 to 1968 Burnside was an avid gardener and duplicate bridge player He died in Wilson North Carolina in 1991 and his remains were cremated He has a gravestone in Pilot Mountain NC 3 References edit Guide to the Maurice G Burnside Papers Manuscript Collection Joyner Library East Carolina University Retrieved 2008 11 28 Lawrence Kestenbaum The Political Graveyard Retrieved 2008 11 28 Burnside Maurice Gwinn Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed November 28 2007 External links editUnited States Congress Maurice G Burnside id B001131 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byHubert S Ellis Member of the U S House of Representatives from West Virginia s 4th congressional district1949 1953 Succeeded byWill E Neal Preceded byWill E Neal Member of the U S House of Representatives from West Virginia s 4th congressional district1955 1957 Succeeded byWill E Neal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maurice G Burnside amp oldid 1219826238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
