William Burleigh (October 24, 1785 – July 2, 1827) was a

United States 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 ...

from

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

. He was born in

Northwood, New Hampshire Northwood is a New England town, town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,641 at the 2020 census. History First settled in 1763, Northwood was incorporated on February 6, ...

, on October 24, 1785. He moved with his parents to

Gilmanton, New Hampshire Gilmanton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,945 at the 2020 census. Gilmanton includes the villages of Gilmanton Corners and Gilmanton Ironworks. The town became well known in the 1950s after it was ...

, in 1788 where he attended the common schools and taught for several years. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1815 and commenced practice in

South Berwick, Maine South Berwick is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 7,467 at the 2020 census. South Berwick is home to Berwick Academy, a private, co-educational university-preparatory day school founded in 1791. The town was s ...

. He was elected as an Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican to the

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and as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth, and Twentieth Congresses, and served in the U.S. Congress from March 4, 1823, until his death in South Berwick on July 2, 1827. He served as chairman of Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury for the Nineteenth Congress. His interment was in Portland Street Cemetery. His son was the later Maine state legislator and U.S. Congressional Representative, John Holmes Burleigh.

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1785 births 1827 deaths People from Northwood, New Hampshire Maine Democratic-Republicans People from Gilmanton, New Hampshire People from South Berwick, Maine Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives National Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine 19th-century American legislators {{Maine-politician-stub

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