Joseph Henry Burrows (May 15, 1840 – April 28, 1914) was a

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

from

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

. Born in

Manchester, England Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, Burrows immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Quincy, Illinois. He attended the common schools at Quincy, Illinois, and Keokuk, Iowa. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in agricultural pursuits. He moved to

Cainsville, Missouri Cainsville is a city in eastern Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 283 at the 2020 census. History Cainsville had its start in 1854 when Peter Cain built a watermill on the site. As more workers arrived, a post office, ...

, in 1862. He was ordained as a minister in Cainsville in 1867. He served as member of the

Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...

in 1870–1874 and 1878–1880. Burrows was elected as a Greenback to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883). During his term, one notable act was his appointment of John J. Pershing to the

United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...

. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress. He resumed ministerial duties and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in

, April 28, 1914. He was interred in Oak Lawn Cemetery, near Cainsville.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burrows, Joseph Henry 1840 births 1914 deaths Politicians from Manchester British emigrants to the United States Greenback Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri Members of the Missouri House of Representatives People from Harrison County, Missouri