Edwin C. Burleigh

Edwin C. Burleigh
United States Senator
from Maine
In office
March 4, 1913 – June 16, 1916
Preceded byObadiah Gardner
Succeeded byBert M. Fernald
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 3rd district
In office
June 21, 1897 – March 3, 1911
Preceded bySeth L. Milliken
Succeeded bySamuel W. Gould
42nd Governor of Maine
In office
January 2, 1889 – January 4, 1893
Preceded bySebastian S. Marble
Succeeded byHenry B. Cleaves
25th Treasurer of Maine
In office
1885–1887
GovernorFrederick Robie
Preceded bySamual A. Holbrook
Succeeded byGeorge L. Beal
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
1878
Personal details
Born
Edwin Chick Burleigh

(1843-11-27)November 27, 1843
Linneus, Maine, U.S.
DiedJune 16, 1916(1916-06-16) (aged 72)
Augusta, Maine, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
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Edwin Chick Burleigh (November 27, 1843 – June 16, 1916) was an American politician who served as the 42nd Governor of Maine from 1889 to 1893. A member of the Republican Party, he went on to hold federal office, first in the United States House of Representatives for Maine's 3rd congressional district (1897–1911) and later in the United States Senate (1913–1916).