Edward Burgess (yacht designer)

Edward Burgess
Born(1848-06-30)June 30, 1848
Sandwich, Massachusetts
DiedJuly 12, 1891(1891-07-12) (aged 43)
Boston, Massachusetts
Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery
Alma materHarvard
OccupationNaturalist & naval architect
SpouseCaroline Louisa (Sullivant) Burgess
ChildrenWilliam Starling Burgess, Charles Paine Burgess
Parents
  • Benjamin Burgess (father)
  • Cordelia Williams (Ellis) Burgess (mother)
RelativesTasha Tudor (granddaughter)
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Edward Burgess (1848–1891) was an American yacht designer. Several of his boats won fame in the waters of the eastern United States.