Maurice G. Burnside

Maurice Gwinn Burnside (* August 23 1902 in Columbia, South Carolina, † February 2nd 1991 in Wilson, North Carolina ) was an American politician. Between 1949 and 1953, and 1955-1957, he was the fourth electoral district of the state of West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Maurice Burnside attended the public schools in his home in South Carolina. Between 1920 and 1922 he graduated from the military academy " The Citadel " in Charleston. Then he studied until 1926 at Furman University in Greenville Jura. He then studied at the University of Texas in Austin, he finished in 1928. In 1937 he completed his studies for a degree in philosophy at Duke University in Durham. Already since 1931, Burnside was in the teaching profession. Until 1932, he taught as an instructor at Greenville High School in South Carolina. Between 1933 and 1935 he worked in the library of Duke University. Between 1936 and 1937 he taught at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn University in Auburn. Between 1937 and 1948, Burnside was a professor at Marshall University in Huntington (West Virginia).

In this state, he also began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1939 and 1941 he sat in the Parole Board of West Virginia; 1942 to 1945 he was chairman of the workers' continuing education provider ( Workers Education) of the state. 1948 Burnside was the fourth district of West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of the Republican Hubert S. Ellis on January 3, 1949. After a re-election in 1950 he was able to complete in Congress until January 3, 1953 two legislative sessions. During this time, the 22 constitutional amendment was debated in Congress and passed the limited terms of office of the President.

In the elections of 1952, Burnside was defeated by Republican Will E. Neal. After that, he was head of the National Security Agency in Washington. 1954, Burnside win back his seat of Will Neal. So he could between January 1955 and January 3, 1957 3 another term in Congress spend. In the election in 1956, there was again a duel with Neal, this could decide for themselves. Thus, Burnside was replaced for the second time by Neal from Congress. After the end of his time in Congress Burnside worked as a businessman and lawyer. In 1960 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, was nominated on the John F. Kennedy as the presidential candidate. Between 1961 and 1968, Burnside worked for the Department of Defense in Washington. After that, he was active as a writer. Maurice Burnside died on February 2, 1991, Wilson (North Carolina).