Robert Burns (representative)

Robert Burns ( born December 12, 1792 in Hudson, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, † June 26, 1866 in Plymouth, New Hampshire ) was an American politician. Between 1833 and 1837 he represented the State of New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In his childhood Robert Burns came with his parents to Rumney in Grafton County. Later he studied medicine in Warren. At times, he worked there as a teacher. In 1815 he improved his knowledge of medicine at Dartmouth College. Then he began to practice as a doctor in Warren. In 1818 he moved his practice to Hebron; In 1824 he became a member of the New Hampshire Medical Society.

Burns was a member of the Democratic Party, founded by Andrew Jackson. In 1831 he was elected to the Senate from New Hampshire. In the congressional elections of 1832, which were held all across the state, he won the second parliamentary seat from New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives. In Washington, he entered on March 4, 1833, the successor of Thomas Chandler. After a re-election in 1834 he was able to complete up to March 3, 1837 two terms in Congress, who were overshadowed by the debate about the policy of President Jackson. It was about banking policy of the President, the Nullifikationskrise with the State of South Carolina and the implementation of the Indian Removal Act.

After the end of his time in the House of Representatives Robert Burns moved to Plymouth in New Hampshire, where he practiced until his death in 1866 as a doctor.