William E. Burney

American businessman and politician

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William E. Burney

November 1940 Newspaper Enterprise Association photo published in newspapers nationwide following Burney's election to Congress.

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's 3rd district
In office
November 5, 1940 – January 3, 1941
Preceded by| John Andrew Martin
Succeeded by| John Edgar Chenoweth
Personal details
Born|

William Evans Burney

(1893-01-29)January 29, 1893
Hubbard, Texas, U.S.
Died| September 11, 1969(1969-09-11) (aged 76)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Resting place| Fairmount Cemetery
Political party| Democratic Party
Education| University of New Mexico at Albuquerque
Military service
Allegiance|  United States
Years of service| 1924–1942

William Evans Burney (September 11, 1893 – January 29, 1969) was an American businessman and politician who briefly served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Colorado from 1940 to 1941. He was elected to fill the vacancy created by the death of Representative John Andrew Martin.

## Early life and career

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Born in Hubbard, Texas, Burney attended the public schools in Texas and the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque. During the First World War, he served in the United States Navy. He moved to Pueblo, Colorado, in 1924 and built a career in the life insurance business. He served as member of the Pueblo board of education from 1937 to 1943. He also served as member of the United States Army Reserve Corps 1924 to 1942, eventually earning the rank of major.[citation needed]

## Election to Congress

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Burney was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John A. Martin. The seat had been vacant for nearly a year as Martin had died late in 1939.[1]

Burney served from November 5, 1940, to January 3, 1941 and did not seek re-election to a full term in the Seventy-seventh Congress.[citation needed]

## Career after Congress

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He was called to active duty in the Army in January 1942 and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in October 1942. He returned to the United States from India and took command of Camp Ross in May 1945. He left the service in December 1945 with the rank of colonel.[citation needed]

After leaving the military, he resumed his career in the life insurance business until his retirement.

## Death and burial

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He died in Denver, Colorado, January 29, 1969 and was interred in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.

## Electoral history

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1940 Colorado's 3rd congressional district special election[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | William E. Burney  | 68,225  | 51%
| Republican | Henry Leonard  | 65,675  | 49%
Total votes  | 133,900  | 100%
| Democratic hold

## References

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1. ^ "Obituary for John Andrew Martin (Aged 71)". The Spokesman-Review. December 24, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
2. ^ "Our Campaigns - CO District 3 - Special Election Race - Nov 05, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com.

* United States Congress. "William E. Burney (id: B001122)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

## External links

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* William E. Burney at Find a Grave

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U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

John Andrew Martin

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's 3rd congressional district
1940–1941  | Succeeded by

John Edgar Chenoweth

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1st district|

* Pence
* Shafroth
* Bonynge
* Rucker
* Kindel
* Hilliard
* Vaile
* White
* Eaton
* Lewis
* Gillespie
* Carroll
* Rogers
* McKevitt
* Schroeder
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2nd district|

* Bell
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* Haggott
* Martin
* Seldomridge
* Timberlake
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* Hill
* Dominick
* Brotzman
* McVicker
* Brotzman
* Wirth
* Skaggs
* Udall
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3rd district|

* Keating
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* Martin
* Burney
* Chenoweth
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* Chenoweth
* Evans
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* Strang
* Campbell
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5th district|

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6th district|

* Schaefer
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* Crow

7th district|

* Beauprez
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8th district|

* Caraveo

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* Belford
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* Brooks
* Cook
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* Bennet
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