Frank A. Burr
American newspaper reporter and author
Frank A. Burr
Born 1843 (1843 ) Died January 1894 (aged 50–51) Occupation(s) Newspaper reporter, author
Frank A. Burr [ 1] (1843 – January 1894) was an American newspaper reporter and author.[ 2] He was a staff correspondent for The Philadelphia Press .[ 3] He wrote a book about James Addams Beaver and another with Richard J. Hinton about Phillip Sheridan .
He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan .[ 4] He spent time with Chippewa during his youth.[ 5] [ 2] His father Ezra D. Burr was an M.D., probate court judge, and editor.[ 5]
He was a printer .[ 6] He served in the Civil War. Russell A. Alger was his company's captain.[ 5]
He contributed to the newspaper The Daily Register .[ 7] [ 8] He was also a Pennsylvania Republican .[ 9]
Burr died[ 10] in January 1894.
Books
The Life and Achievements of James Addams Beaver [ 11]
"Little Phil" and his troopers , co-authored by Richard J. Hinton, J. A. & R. A. Reid (1888)
A new, original and authentic record of the life and deeds of General U.S. Grant containing a full history of his early life; his record as a student at the West Point military academy; his gallantry in the Mexican War; his honorable career as a business man in St. Louis and Galena: his eminent services to his country in our great Civil War; his election to the presidency; his able and patriotic administration; his tour around the world, with an account of the great honors shown him by the emperors, kings and rulers of all nations; his lingering sickness, heroism in suffering, and his pathetic death , co-authored with John Philip Newman, J.S. Robertson (1885)[ 12]
References
^ "A Chapter in Col. Frank A. Burr's Grant's Memorial Dwells Largely on the Matter in Controversy" . The Atchison Daily Champion . Atchison, Kansas . October 24, 1885. p. 1. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b "COL. FRANK A. BURR DEAD.; For Many Years a Well-Known Newspaper and Magazine Writer" . The New York Times . January 16, 1894. Retrieved May 3, 2024 .
^ "Democratic Arguments" . The Leavenworth Weekly Times . Leavenworth, Kansas . November 22, 1883. p. 4. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Davis, Jefferson (May 12, 2015). The Papers of Jefferson Davis: 1880-1889 . LSU Press. p. 688. ISBN 9780807159118 – via Google Books .
^ a b c "Image 697 of a general history of the Burr family, with a genealogical record from 1193 to 1902" . Library of Congress . Retrieved May 3, 2024 .
^ "Col. Frank A. Burr: A Personal Sketch Of Interest In Pottsville (Open Secrets About an Old Pottsville Newspaper Man Heretofore Unpublished)" . Pottsville Republican . Pottsville, Pennsylvania . June 27, 1885. p. 3. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "A Fascinating Story" . The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register . Wheeling, West Virginia . September 9, 1882. p. 4. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Congressman Goff" . The Daily Register . Wheeling, West Virginia . October 14, 1882. p. 4. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Index To New Advertisements" . The Savannah Morning News . Savannah, Georgia . May 7, 1886. p. 4. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Col Frank A. Burr: A Newspaper Correspondent of Checkered Career" . Portland Daily Press . Portland, Maine . January 20, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Burr, Frank A. (February 17, 1882). Life and Achievements of James Addams Beaver: Early Life, Military Services and Public Career . Ferguson Bros. & Company – via Google Books .
^ "Burr, Frank A., 1843-1894" . The Online Books Page . Retrieved May 3, 2024 .