Famous People with Name Burleigh

Burleigh Arland Grimes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burleigh Arland Grimes: s (August 18, 1893 – December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball.

Burleigh Folsom Spalding            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burleigh Folsom Spalding: was a United States Representative from North Dakota. He was born on a farm near Craftsbury, Vermont. He attended the Lyndon Literary Institute in Lyndon, Vermont and was graduated from Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont in 1877. He studied law in Mo

Henry "Harry" Thacker Burleigh            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henry "Harry" Thacker Burleigh: a baritone, was an African American classical composer, arranger, and professional singer. He was the first black composer to be instrumental in the development of a characteristically American music and he helped to make black music available to classica

John Holmes Burleigh            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Holmes Burleigh: was a nineteenth century politician, sailor, manufacturer and banker from Maine. He was the son of William Burleigh.He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1862, 1864, 1866 and 1872 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention

William Burleigh            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Burleigh: was a United States Representative from Maine.He was elected as an Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth, and Twentieth Congresses, and served from March 4, 1823, until his death in South B

Walter Atwood Burleigh            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Walter Atwood Burleigh: was an American physician, lawyer, and pioneer. He represented the Dakota Territory as a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives. Burleigh was elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1865-Ma

Edwin Chick Burleigh            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edwin Chick Burleigh: was an American politician from the state of Maine.He served first as a clerk in the state adjutant general's office and then was clerk in the State land office at Bangor, Maine from 1870 to 1876. He moved to Augusta, Maine and became the state land agent