Silas Mainville Burroughs (July 16, 1810 – June 3, 1860) was a

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from New York.

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Born in

Ovid, New York Ovid is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 2,919 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Roman poet Ovid, a name assigned by a clerk interested in the classics. The Town of Ovid contains a village also ...

, Burroughs completed a preparatory course. He moved to

Medina, NY Medina is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in the Towns of Shelby, New York, Shelby and Ridgeway, New York, Ridgeway in Orleans County, New York, Orleans County, New York (state), New York, United States. It is located appr ...

in 1834. He was Village Clerk of

Medina, New York Medina is a village in the Towns of Shelby and Ridgeway in Orleans County, New York, United States. It is located approximately 10 miles south of Lake Ontario. The population was 6,065 at the 2010 census, making it the county's most populous ...

, in 1835; and a Village trustee in 1836, from 1839 to 1843 and from 1845 to 1847. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840, and commenced practice in Medina. He was Village Attorney of Medina from 1845 to 1847. He was a brigadier general in the New York State Militia from 1848 to 1858. He was a member of the

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(Orleans Co.) in

1837 Events January–March * January 1 – The destructive Galilee earthquake causes 6,000–7,000 casualties in Ottoman Syria. * January 26 – Michigan becomes the 26th state admitted to the United States. * February – Charles Dickens's ...

1850 Events January–June * April ** Pope Pius IX returns from exile to Rome. ** Stephen Foster's parlor ballad "Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway" is published in the United States. * April 4 – Los Angeles is incorporated as a cit ...

1851 Events January–March * January 11 – Hong Xiuquan officially begins the Taiping Rebellion. * January 15 – Christian Female College, modern-day Columbia College, receives its charter from the Missouri General Assembly. ...

and

1853 Events January–March * January 6 – Florida Governor Thomas Brown signs legislation that provides public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida. * January 8 – Taiping Reb ...

. Burroughs was elected as a

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to the

35th Military units *35th Fighter Wing, an air combat unit of the United States Air Force *35th Infantry Division (United States), a formation of the National Guard since World War I *35th Infantry Regiment (United States), a regiment created on 1 July 1 ...

and

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es, holding office from March 4, 1857, until his death in

, on June 3, 1860. When Burroughs died, he was a widower with two young children, Silas and Adeline. He is buried at the

Boxwood Cemetery Boxwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Medina in Orleans County, New York. The cemetery was established in 1849, and is the resting place of many early settlers. The cemetery includes approximately 5,000 marked burials in the c ...

Medina Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the Holiest sites in Islam, second-holiest city in Islam, ...

, NY. Pharmaceutical entrepreneur

Silas Mainville Burroughs Silas Mainville Burroughs may refer to: * Silas Mainville Burroughs (politician) (1810–1860), U.S. Representative from New York * Silas Mainville Burroughs (pharmacist) Silas Mainville Burroughs (December 24, 1846 – February 6, 1895) was an ...

(1846–1895) was his son.

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