Famous People with Name Burgess

Burgess Sidney Gaither            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burgess Sidney Gaither: was a prominent North Carolina politician and attorney who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.He was also elected to represent the county in the 1835 convention to revise the North Carolina Constitution.He was a member

Gregory Stewart "Greg" Burgess            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gregory Stewart "Greg" Burgess: is a former American college and international swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He represented the United States in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic games.

Ethan Burgess            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ethan Burgess: is an American pairs skater. In 2010 he was cast as a professional skater on the ABC show Skating with the Stars. Burgess started skating at the age of 10 after watching the Olympics on TV. With former partner Keauna McLaughlin he won two consecutive meda

David Luther Burgess            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Luther Burgess: was a World War I flying ace who, in 1926, was the sole challenger to Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in a by-election held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Mackenzie King had suffered a personal defeat in the 1925 federal election losing his riding of York North in Ontario and needed to win in a by-election in order to re-enter the Canadian House of Commons. Prince Albert Liberal MP Charles McDonald was persuaded to step aside in order to create a vacancy for King. Four years later, after the 1930 federal election defeated Mackenzie King's government and brought the Conservatives to power, Burgess moved to Ottawa to take up a position as private secretary to the new Minister of Agriculture, Robert Weir. He remained in Ottawa as a civil servant with the Department of Agriculture after the Conservatives were defeated in 1935 and retired from the position of chief of supplies of the department in 1957. He was a candidate for the city of Ottawa's Board of Control when he suffered a heart attack and died five days before the election.

Kenneth John (Ken) Burgess            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kenneth John (Ken) Burgess: was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is the longest-serving mayor of Brandon, Manitoba, having held the position from 1979 to 1989. Burgess was chair of the Brandon school board in the late 1960s. He ran for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1973 municipal election as a candidate of the Progressive Conservative Party, and was defeated by New Democratic Party incumbent Leonard Evans in the division of Brandon East. Burgess was first elected Mayor of Brandon in a 1979 by-election. He was returned by acclamation in 1980,[3] and was re-elected in 1983 and 1986. Burgess was often involved in disagreements with the federal government over the subsidy for Brandon's airport. He was defeated by challenger Rick Borotsik in 1989. During this campaign, both of his opponents argued that he lacked the leadership skills to run Brandon in an effective manner.

John Wesley Burgess            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Wesley Burgess: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Wallaceburg, Ontario and became a lawyer by career. He was first elected at the Lambton—Kent riding in the 1962 general election. After serving his only term, the 25th Parliament, he was defeated in the 1963 federal election by Mac McCutcheon of the Progressive Conservative party.