Caledonia

BURROUGHS, Albert Wesley

Vermont Historical Magazine, No XI, October 1867, p 338

Judge BURROUGHS [Albert Wesley BURROUGHS] was born 18 April 1815, son of Seth 
and Olive BURROUGHS. Although he never enjoyed the benefit of what is termed 
a classic education, being by nature a scholar, he early manifested an ardent 
love for books; and being possessed of a discriminating mind and a 
disposition to improve, was while quite young initiated into the business 
interests of the town. Not only was he disposed to succeed, but was eager to 
excel in all his pursuits. At the age of nineteen he was appointed county 
surveyor, and after that did most of the surveying in this vicinity. He 
entered the militia company, and was in due time placed at the head of the 
same. In 1843 he was elected Representative to the General Assembly; in 1850 
and 1851 elected one of the Assistant Judges of the County Court for this 
county [Caledonia]; and although he was a practical farmer and never entered 
the school of law, yet his knowledge of the science was quite extensive, and 
his practice considerable. His opinions were often sought, and his decisions 
considered very reliable, scarcely less so than the majority of the bar. He 
[Albert Wesley BURROUGHS] died on 03 September 1858.

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