Burton L. French
| Burton L. French | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 |
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| Preceded by | Himself (as At-Large District Congressman) |
| Succeeded by | Compton White, Sr. |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's at-large district |
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In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 |
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| Preceded by | Robert M. McCracken |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as 1st district Congressman) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's at-large district |
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In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Ray Hamer |
| Succeeded by | Robert M. McCracken |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's at-large district |
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In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas L. Glenn |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Ray Hamer |
| Member of the Idaho legislature | |
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In office 1898-1902 |
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August 1, 1875 Carroll County, Indiana |
| Died | September 12, 1954 (aged 79) Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Moscow Cemetery Moscow, Idaho, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Winifred Estel Hartley French (1875–1934) (m. 1904–1934, her death) |
| Children | Winifred (d.1908, 3 mos.) |
| Residence | Moscow |
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University of Idaho, 1901 University of Chicago, Ph.M. 1903, read law |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Burton Lee French (August 1, 1875 – September 12, 1954) was a congressman from Idaho. French served as a Republican in the House from 1903 to 1909, 1911 to 1915 and 1917 to 1933. With a combined 26 years in office, he remains the longest-serving U.S. House member in Idaho history.
Born in Carroll County, Indiana, French was the fourth of nine children and moved with his parents in 1880 to Kearney, Nebraska, and to Princeton, Idaho via San Francisco two years later. A year later they moved to Palouse, Washington, and French attended public schools and graduated in 1891. French entered the University of Idaho at Moscow in 1893, but interrupted his studies to teach school in Kendrick and Juliaetta, Idaho. He finished his degree in 1901 and then was a fellow at the University of Chicago 1901–1903 in political science and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice back in Idaho at Moscow. French was a member of the state legislature from 1898–1902, first elected while an undergraduate student. While in the legislature, he met his wife, Winfred E. Hartley. She was a Boise schoolteacher from Nebraska and they were married in 1904. They had a daughter that died as an infant in 1908.
French was first elected to Congress in 1902 at age 27 and won his last election in 1930. He was originally elected as the sole at-large member from Idaho, representing the entire state. Idaho gained a second seat for the 1912 election and both seats were at-large through the 1916 election. Beginning with the 1918 election, French represented the state's First Congressional District, with the term commencing in March 1919.
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