Pennsylvania in 1863, and for his services he received the brevet of brigadier-general. In 1865 he was elected brigadier-general of the 2d brigade, 1st division of the State national guard. He was twice president of the “Liederkranz,” a German musical society in New York, and was a director of the Bowery national bank and German savings bank.
BURGES, Tristam, jurist, b. in Rochester, Mass., 36 Feb., 1770 ; d. in Providence, R. I., 13 Oct.. 1853. He was graduated at Brown in 1796. and, while teaching school in Providence, studied law with Judge Barnes, in 1799 he was admitted to the Rhode Island bar, and soon rose to the head of his profession. He became a prominent leader of the federal party, and in 1811 entered the state legislature. In 1815 he was appointed chief jus- tice of the supreme court of Rhode Island, and from 1815 till 1828 was professor of oratory and belles-lettres in Brown university. He was elected in 1825 representative in congress, and served con- tinuously until 3 March, 1835. In 1836 he was de- feated as whig candidate for governor, and then retired from public life, resuming his practice. His famous retort to John Randolph, of Virginia — " Moral monsters can not propagate ; we rejoice that the father of lies can never become the fa- ther of liars " — made while a member of congress, is historical. He published orations and speeches, and also wrote the " Battle of Lake Erie, with No- tices of Com. Elliott's Conduct " (Philadelphia, 1839). See "Memoirs of Tristam Burges," by H. L. Bowen (Providence, 1835).
BURGESS, Alexander Mackinnon, Canadian journalist, b. in Strathspey, Inverness-shire, Scotland, 21 Oct., 1850. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, emigrated to Canada in
1871, and was editor and chief reporter of the debates of the Senate and House of Commons in 1876. In 1882 he was appointed secretary of the department of the interior, and on 1 July, 1883, was created deputy minister of the interior. Mr. Bur-
gess was at one time a member of the staff of the Toronto " Globe," became editor of the Ottawa " Times " on 1 July, 1874, and subsequently owner of that paper, which he retained until 1876.
BURGESS, Ebenezer, clergyman, b. in Ware-
ham, Mass., 1 April, 1790 ; d. in Dedham, 5
Dec, 1870. He was graduated at Brown in 1809,
and was a tutor there from 1811 till 1813. He
then entered Andover theological seminary, was
graduated there in 1815, and was professor of
mathematics and natural philosophy in the Univer-
sity of Vermont from 1815 till 1817. He was the
agent of the American colonization society in
Africa from 1817-'18, assisted in founding the
colony of Liberia, and in 1818-'19 was the society's
agent in the United States. He was acting pastor
of the first Congregational church in Dedham,
Mass., in 1820-'l, was ordained its pastor in March
of the latter year, and remained there till his death.
He published " The Dedham Pulpit " (1846), and
"The Burgess Genealogy " (1865).
BURGESS, Ebenezer, missionary, b. in Graf-
ton, Vt., 25 June, 1805 ; d. in Newton Centre,
Mass., 1 Jan., 1870. He was graduated at Amherst
in 1831, and became a tutor there from 1833 till
1835. He then entered Andover theological semi-
nary, was graduated in 1837, and taught Hebrew
and Greek in Union theological seminary. New
York city, for a year. After another year, spent
at Andover in advanced study, he was ordained on
19 March, 1839, and went as a missionary to the
Mahrattas, in western India. He was stationed at
Ahmednuggertill 1851, then at Satara, and in 1854
returned to the United States. He was acting pas-
tor at Centreville, Mass., from 1857 till 1859, at
Lanesville from 1861 till 1863, and at South
Franklin from 1864 till 1867. He afterward en-
gaged in lecturing and literary work until his
death. He had nearly completed an elaborate
work on the antiquity of man, on which he had
been engaged since his" return from India.
BURGESS, Edward, naval architect, b. in
West Sandwich, Mass., 30 June, 1848; d. in Boston,
12 July, 1891. Graduating at Harvard in
1871, he became secretary of the Boston society of
natural history, edited its publications, and
published several memoirs on anatomical subjects.
From 1879 till 1883 he was instructor in
entomology in Harvard. He travelled in Europe, and,
in an amateur way, studied the principles of naval
architecture, bringing his knowledge and judgment
to the practical test of designing and building vessels
for his own use. His success in this line was
so marked that when, in 1883, a reverse of fortune
threw him upon his own resources for a livelihood,
he naturally turned to the designing of sailing-yachts.
Several of his boats won fame in eastern
waters, and when, in 1884, it became necessary to
build a large sloop-yacht to represent the United
States in a series of international races, he was
selected by a committee of Boston gentlemen to
draw plans for a suitable vessel. The famous
sloop “Puritan” was the result, and in the
contest for the “America's” cup in 1885 she defeated
all competitors, including the fine English cutter
“Genesta,” which had crossed the ocean to enter
the contest. This was a remarkable triumph in
view of the fact that it was the first attempt of an
American designer to solve certain ship-building
problems to which Englishmen had given their
attention for a score of years. In the following
season Mr. Burgess brought out the “Mayflower,” a
sloop slightly larger than the “Puritan,” and the
“Sachem,” a large schooner-yacht that has shown
remarkable sea-going qualities. During the season
of 1886 the “Mayflower” easily defeated, not only
all American vessels of her class, but distanced the
English cutter “Galatea ” which had come over in
the hope of redeeming the “Genesta's” defeat of
the preceding year.
BURGESS, George, P. E. bishop, b. in Providence, R. I., 31 Oct., 1809 ; d. at sea, near Port au
Prince, W. I., 23 April, 1866. His father, Thomas
Burgess, who died in 1856, was for many years a
judge in Rhode Island. He was graduated at
Brown in 1826, with the highest honors, and spent
some time abroad in 1831-'4, of which an interest-
ing journal remains. He was admitted to deacon's
orders, by Bishop Griswold, in Providence, 10
June, 1834, and ordained priest, 2 Nov., 1834. He
thereupon became rector of Christ church, Hart-
ford, Conn., was married in October, 1846, and be-
came actively engaged in literary as well as profes-
sional work. He was elected first bishop of Maine,
early in October, 1847, and consecrated in Christ
church, Hartford, 31 Oct. On removing to Maine
he took the rectorship of the church in Gardiner,
which place he retained until his death. Bishop
Burgess joined the Rev. Dr. Muhlenberg in what
is known as the " Memorial Movement " in 1853.
He was active in parochial as well as episcopal la-
bors, in missions of the church, in the house of
bishops, and as a teacher. His churchmanship
was of the style of Muhlenberg, Alonzo Potter, and
Bishop Griswold. sometimes designated as high
church evangelicals. Bishop Burgess was one of the
presenters of Bishop G. W. Doane, of New Jersey,
on charges affecting that prelate's financial integ-
rity. He was attacked with severe hasmorrhage in
