Lorenzo Burrows
| Lorenzo Burrows | |
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| 18th New York State Comptroller | |
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In office January 1, 1856 – December 31, 1857 |
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| Preceded by | James M. Cook |
| Succeeded by | Sanford E. Church |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 34th congressional district | |
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In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
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| Preceded by | Washington Hunt |
| Succeeded by | Walter L. Sessions |
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| Born | March 15, 1805 Groton, Connecticut |
| Died | March 6, 1885 (age 79) Albion, New York |
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Know Nothing Whig |
| Profession | Clerk, politician |
Lorenzo Burrows (March 15, 1805 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut – March 6, 1885 in Albion, Orleans County, New York) was an American merchant, banker and politician.
He attended the academies at Plainfield, Connecticut and Westerly, Rhode Island. He moved to New York and settled in Albion, N.Y., in 1824. He was employed as a clerk until 1826, when he engaged in mercantile pursuits. He assisted in establishing the Bank of Albion in 1839 and served as cashier. He was Treasurer of Orleans County in 1840 and was Assignee in bankruptcy for Orleans County in 1841. He was Supervisor of the Town of Barre in 1845, and was elected as a Whig to the 31st and 32nd United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1849 to March 4, 1853.
In August 1852, he declined to be appointed United States Postmaster General by President Millard Fillmore. Instead, Fillmore (a fellow New York Whig) chose Connecticut Whig Samuel Dickinson Hubbard.
He was eighteenth New York State Comptroller from 1856 to 1857, elected on the American Party ticket in 1855. He won 33.98% of the vote over the Republican, and the two Democrats.
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