Julius C. Burrows
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United States Senator from Michigan |
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In office January 24, 1895 – March 4, 1911 |
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| Preceded by | John Patton, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Townsend |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1893 – January 23, 1895 |
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| Preceded by | James O'Donnell |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Milnes |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893 |
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| Preceded by | George L. Yaple |
| Succeeded by | Henry F. Thomas |
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In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | Edwin W. Keightley |
| Succeeded by | George L. Yaple |
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In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
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| Preceded by | Wilder D. Foster |
| Succeeded by | Allen Potter |
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January 9, 1837 North East, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 16, 1915 (aged 78) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Julius Caesar Burrows (January 9, 1837 – November 16, 1915) was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.
Burrows was born in North East, Pennsylvania and moved then with his parents to Ashtabula County, Ohio. He attended district school, Kingsville Academy, and Grand River Institute in Austinburg, Ohio. He studied law and was admitted to the bar at Jefferson, Ohio in 1859. He moved to Richland, Michigan in 1860. He was principal of the Richland Seminary and commenced the practice of law in nearby Kalamazoo in 1861.
Burrows raised an infantry company in 1862 to fight in the American Civil War and served as its captain until the fall of 1863. He was elected circuit court commissioner in 1864 and was prosecuting attorney for Kalamazoo County 1866-1870. He declined appointment as supervisor of internal revenue for Michigan and Wisconsin in 1868.
In 1872, Burrows was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 4th congressional district to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 43rd Congress, serving from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. He was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy.
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