Frederick Ernest Burnham(December 13, 1847[1]– after 1883) was a lawyer and political figure inManitoba.He representedEmersonin 1883 in theLegislative Assembly of Manitobaas aLiberal.
He was born inPeterborough,Canada West,the son of Elias Burnham and Ann Whitney.[1]Burnham was called to the Ontario bar in 1868 and practised law in Peterborough. In 1869, he married Ellen Eliza Cluxton. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Manitoba assembly in 1879.[2]By 1881, he was practising law inEmerson, Manitoba.[1]His election in 1883 was overturned due to bribery and Burnham was defeated byCharles Douglasin the by-election that followed later that year.[3]
References
edit- ^abc"Frederick Ernest Burnham (1847-?)".Memorable Manitobans.Manitoba Historical Society.Retrieved2012-10-06.
- ^Mackintosh, Charles H (1883).The Canadian parliamentary companion.p. 302.Retrieved2012-10-05.
- ^Robertson, John Palmerston (1887).A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-west Territories.Call printing Company. p.65.Retrieved2012-10-05.
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