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George Burnham

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-03-1896 Republican AD-14 0 Win
11-08-1932 Republican CD-20 43757 Win
11-06-1934 Republican CD-20 51682 Win
Website: www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/burnham/burnham.htm
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: December 28, 1868 in London, England
Married: Neva May Ashley (1890-19??), Florence Kennett Dupee (1932-1939)
Children: Harold A., Percy E., Helen E., Laurence M., Virginia J., and Ben Burnham
Died: June 28, 1939 in San Diego, CA.

Previous: Secretary, Jackson City Council [Minn]
Previous: Member, San Diego Chamber of Commerce
Previous: Member, San Diego Council, Boy Scouts of America
Previous: Member, San Diego Public Library Board of Trustees
1915-1916: Vice President, Panama-California Exposition
1926-1932: Member, San Diego Library Commission
1932: Burnham's election was unsuccessfully contested by Claude Chandler.

  • Be Fruitful and Multiply: Burnham had six children.