Joseph R. Burton
Former United States Senator
Joseph Ralph Burton was a lawyer and United States Senator from the state of Kansas. He was the first Senator to be convicted of a crime. He served in the Kansas House of Representatives several times in the 1880s and was elected to the United... Wikipedia
Born: November 16, 1852, Mitchell, IN
Died: February 27, 1923 (age 70 years), Los Angeles, CA
Previous offices: Senator (1901–1906) and Kansas State Representative (1882–1892)
Education: United States Naval Academy, DePauw University, and Franklin College
Party: Republican Party