Joseph Burns (March 11, 1800 – May 12, 1875) was a

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from Ohio. Born in Waynesboro, Virginia, Burns moved to Ohio with his parents in 1815. Where they initially settled in New Philadelphia in 1815. Later moving to Coshocton, Coshocton County, in 1816. He attended the urban schools. He was engaged in industrial pursuits. He was the Auditor of Coshocton County from 1821 to 1838. He served as member of the State House of Representatives 1838–1840. County clerk 1843–1851. He served as a major general in the State militia. He was a Presidential elector in 1848 for Cass/

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. Taylor 1899 : 255 Burns was elected as a

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to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress. He was engaged in the drug business in Coshocton, Ohio. Probate judge of

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. He died in Coshocton, Ohio, on May 12, 1875. He was interred in Oak Ridge Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Joseph 1800 births 1875 deaths People from Coshocton, Ohio People from Waynesboro, Virginia 1848 United States presidential electors Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio American militia generals 19th-century American politicians