Burleigh F. Spalding | |
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| Chief Justice of North Dakota | |
| In office 1911–1915 | |
| Preceded by | David Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Charles Fisk |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's at-large congressional district | |
| In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Martin N. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Frank Marshall |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's at-large congressional district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Asle Gronna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1853 Craftsbury, Vermont |
| Died | March 17, 1934 (aged 80) Fargo, North Dakota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Burleigh Folsom Spalding (December 3, 1853 – March 17, 1934) 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 Montpelier, Vermont and was admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced practice in Fargo, North Dakota. In 1882–1884, he was superintendent of public instruction of Cass County, North Dakota.
Spalding was a member of the commission to relocate the capital of the Territory of Dakota and build the capitol in 1883 and a member of the North Dakota constitutional convention in 1889. He was the chairman of the Republican State central committee of North Dakota 1892–1894 and of the Cass County Republican committee 1896–1898. He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901) and did not seek renomination in 1900. He was elected to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905) and was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1904. He was appointed in 1907 and elected in 1908 an associate justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court and became chief justice in 1911 and served until 1915 after which he resumed the practice of law in Fargo, North Dakota in 1915. He served as a delegate to most Republican Territorial and State conventions 1888–1933 and as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1924. He died in Fargo, North Dakota in 1934 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Burleigh F. Spalding (id: S000695)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Martin N. Johnson | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's at-large congressional district March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | Succeeded by Thomas Frank Marshall |
| Preceded by None: new seat added | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's at-large congressional district March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Succeeded by Asle Gronna |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by David Morgan | Chief Justice of North Dakota 1911–1915 | Succeeded by Charles Fisk |