Maurice G. Burnside, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Maurice G. Burnside

American politician

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1902

Place of Birth: Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 02-Feb-1991

Profession: teacher, politician, author, business executive

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Maurice G. Burnside

  • Maurice Gwinn Burnside (August 23, 1902 – February 2, 1991) was a professor, tobacco warehouse manager, and U.S.
  • Representative from Huntington, West Virginia.Burnside was born near Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina in 1902.
  • He attended the public schools of South Carolina and attended The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina from 1920-1922.
  • Burnside graduated from Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina in 1926, received his M.A.
  • from the University of Texas, Austin, Texas in 1928 and his Ph.D.
  • from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina in 1937.
  • Burnside was an instructor for Greenville High School, Greenville, South Carolina from 1931-1932.
  • He was a member of the staff of Duke University Library, Durham, North Carolina from 1933-1935.
  • He was an instructor at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University), Auburn, Alabama from 1936-1937.
  • Burnside was professor at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia from 1937-1948.
  • He was a member of the Parole and Probation Examination Board of West Virginia from 1939–1941 and chairman of Workers Education for West Virginia from 1942-1945. Burnside was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses (January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1953) and an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-third Congress in 1952.
  • He was branch chief of the National Security Agency, Washington, D.C.
  • in 1953.
  • Burnside was elected to the Eighty-fourth Congress (January 3, 1955 - January 3, 1957) and an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Eighty-fifth Congress in 1956.
  • He became a business executive and public advocate.
  • He was a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention and legislative liaison to the Department of Defense from 1961-1968.
  • Burnside was an avid gardener and duplicate bridge player.
  • He died in Wilson, North Carolina in 1991 and his remains were cremated.

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