Daniel Burrows
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Daniel Burrows (October 26, 1766 – January 23, 18581) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was the uncle of Lorenzo Burrows who was a United States representative from New York. He was born at Fort Hill, Connecticut where he pursued preparatory studies. He engaged in the manufacture of carriages and wagons (also known as a wainwright) at New London. Later, he studied theology and was ordained as a minister of the Methodist Church. Burrows was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives 1816–1820 and in 1826 and served as a delegate to the Connecticut constitutional convention in 1818. He was one of the commissioners to establish the boundary line between the States of Connecticut and Massachusetts. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1822. After leaving Congress, he became a resident of Middletown 1823–1854. He was a surveyor and inspector of customs for the port of Middletown 1823–1847. He died in Mystic in 1858 and was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Daniel Burrows (October 26, 1766 – January 23, 1858) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was the uncle of Lorenzo Burrows who was a United States representative from New York. He was born at Fort Hill, Connecticut where he pursued preparatory studies. He engaged in the manufacture of carriages and wagons (also known as a wainwright) at New London. Later, he studied theology and was ordained as a minister of the Methodist Church. Burrows was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives 1816–1820 and in 1826 and served as a delegate to the Connecticut constitutional convention in 1818. He was one of the commissioners to establish the boundary line between the States of Connecticut and Massachusetts. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1822. After leaving Congress, he became a resident of Middletown 1823–1854. He was a surveyor and inspector of customs for the port of Middletown 1823–1847. He died in Mystic in 1858 and was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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