Famous People with Name Burnham

Alfred Avery Burnham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alfred Avery Burnham: was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Windham. He served as member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1844, 1845, 1850, and 1858, serving as speaker in 1858. He served as clerk

Edward Goodwin Burnham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Goodwin Burnham: was the president of Eaton, Cole Cole & Burnham Company. He was a member of Connecticut State Senate 14th District from 1887 to 1888.

George Burnham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Burnham: was a banker and Republican politician from San Diego, California. He was also member of the Honorary Commercial Commission to China in 1910, member of the San Diego Library Commission 1926–1932, a member of the San Diego Scientific Library 1926–1932, and

Henry Eben Burnham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henry Eben Burnham: was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, he attended the public schools and Kimball Union Academy. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1865, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1868 and commenced practice in

John Hampden Burnham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Hampden Burnham: was a politician and lawyer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Conservative Party in the election of 1911 to represent the riding of Peterborough West after being defeated in the election of 1908. He was re-elected in the 1917 election as a Unionist. Burham quit the government party on July 15, 1920 to sit as an Independent Conservative in protest of Arthur Meighen's attempt to make the Unionist government which had been formed during the Conscription Crisis of 1917 as a coalition of Conservatives and pro-conscription Liberals into a permanent political party, called the National Liberal and Conservative Party. Several months later he resigned his seat in the House of Commons and ran for re-election as an Independent Conservative in a February 7, 1921 by-election in hopes of demonstrating that public opinion supported him. He lost the by-election and ran again as a straight Conservative in the 1921 general election in December but was again defeated. With the defeat of the Meighen government, Burnham called upon the party to hold a national leadership convention, abandon the "National Liberal and Conservative Party" concept and return to its old Conservative form.