Burton, George W.

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Burton, George W.
Private, Co. G, 138th Illinois infantry, June 21 1864- Oct. 14, 1864; and Co. A, 156th Illinois Infantry, Feb. 24 1865- Sept. 20, 1865. Enlisted at 16.

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DAR #356: "Lawyer and Surveyor. A.B. 1871; A.M., 1874. Born, Dec. 26, 1847, in Stinesville, Monroe county, Ind. United States Deputy Surveyor, 1872-76; attorney-at-law at Wahoo, Neb., 1875-80; lawyer, banker and farmer, Orleans, Neb., 1880- 1900; elected delegate to the Republican National Convention, 1884; travelled in Europe, 1885-86; chairman State Central Committee, 1887; state senator, 1888. Married, November 26, 1885, Miss Alma Holman. (See 547). Died, October 4, 1900; buried at Orleans, Neb." Enlisted at 16 as private, Co. G, 138th Illinois infantry, June 21- Oct. 14, 1864; and Co. A, 156th Illinois Infantry, Feb. 24- Sept. 20, 1865. Initiated December 17, 1867. Wife was professor of modern languages at DePauw, 1882-1885.

Legate installing the Mu Deuteron Chapter at the University of Iowa, 1873.
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