748:
348:, on the charge of having accepted $ 2,500 from the Rialto Grain and Securities company (a "get-rich-quick" concern), to represent Rialto before the Post Office. He was to have prevented the issuance of a fraud order against the company, thus denying it the use of the US mails. Burton was tried before Judge Adams of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, in St. Louis, found guilty in March and sentenced to pay a fine of $ 2,500 and serve six months in the jail at
214:. 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 States Senate in 1901, but he was convicted of accepting bribes in 1905. He appealed twice to the Supreme Court, but the judgment was eventually upheld and he resigned. He lived out his life as a lawyer and newspaperman.
425:"S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903"
359:, which in January 1905, reversed the decision of the district court, on the grounds that the venue was improper since the money was paid to Burton in Washington, D.C., and remanded the case for a new trial there. The second trial was before Judge
321:
nominee for United States
Senator. But in January 1901, he was elected Senator and began service on March 4, 1901. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Forest Reservations and Game Protection
385:, in 1923; the body was cremated and the ashes deposited in the columbarium of the Los Angeles Crematory Association. The ashes were removed in 1928 for burial in the Burton family plot in Abilene Cemetery.
898:
873:
367:(later a Supreme Court justice). In November 1905 Burton was given the same sentence. A second appeal to the Supreme Court followed, and this time the decision of the lower court was sustained.
31:
953:
624:
878:
394:
938:
399:
364:
508:
538:
404:
521:
617:
928:
893:
777:
289:. In 1876 Burton was nominated by the Republicans for presidential elector and made many speeches during the campaign. In 1878 he moved to
246:, and in 1820 went to Indiana, where he founded the Indiana line of Burtons. His mother, Elizabeth Holmes, was of Scottish-German descent.
883:
610:
913:
888:
633:
573:
543:
Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc ..
526:
Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc ..
707:
948:
868:
249:
He attended the district school and the academy at
Mitchell, and at the age of sixteen received an appointment as cadet at the
943:
908:
802:
488:
453:
318:
169:
682:
310:
306:
285:, and in 1875 was admitted to the bar. In the spring of that year, he married Mrs. Carrie (Mitchell) Webster of
90:
747:
903:
546:
918:
667:
529:
424:
933:
378:
After his resignation, he returned to his law practice in
Abilene and engaged in the newspaper business.
356:
327:
323:
250:
179:
582:
258:
243:
183:
503:
257:, but failed to pass the physical examination. He taught school for a time, spent three years in
923:
382:
339:
717:
647:
282:
207:
863:
858:
557:
476:
266:
42:
8:
360:
254:
657:
286:
235:
787:
772:
762:
677:
602:
517:
349:
309:
in 1882; was re-elected in 1884 and again in 1888; and was appointed a member of the
262:
223:
187:
133:
722:
697:
672:
594:
82:
297:, where he formed a partnership with Judge John H. Mahan for the practice of law.
782:
767:
727:
586:
290:
231:
797:
792:
737:
702:
662:
652:
317:
in 1893, representing Kansas. In 1895 Burton came within one vote of being the
239:
852:
832:
817:
807:
712:
827:
687:
566:
70:
837:
812:
732:
545:. Vol. I. Chicago: Standard Pub Co. pp. 122–128. Archived from
528:. Vol. I. Chicago: Standard Pub Co. pp. 259–260. Archived from
154:
158:
30:
352:. He was the first United States Senator to be convicted of a crime.
345:
344:
On
January 23, 1904, Burton was indicted by a Federal grand jury at
822:
278:
899:
American politicians convicted of federal public corruption crimes
314:
227:
137:
874:
American lawyers admitted to the practice of law by reading law
294:
211:
203:
47:
431:. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 34
202:(November 16, 1852 – February 27, 1923) was a
501:
395:
List of
American federal politicians convicted of crimes
400:
List of federal political scandals in the United States
632:
230:
ancestors, who came to
America to escape the reign of
222:
Burton was born and reared on his father's farm near
509:
Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress
330:). He served until June 4, 1906, when he resigned.
954:
Republican Party United States senators from Kansas
405:
List of United States senators expelled or censured
238:. His great-grandfather, John P. Burton, moved to
370:On June 4, 1906, Burton resigned from the Senate.
226:. His father, Allen C. Burton, was descended from
536:
516:
879:American people convicted of mail and wire fraud
850:
939:Members of the Kansas House of Representatives
281:in the office of Gordon, Brown & Lamb, at
618:
16:First American Senator convicted of a crime
625:
611:
477:http://www.kshs.org, 'Joseph Ralph Burton'
29:
487:United States Senate Historical Office,
333:
929:Kansas politicians convicted of crimes
851:
606:
60:March 4, 1901 – June 4, 1906
454:"U.S. Senate: Expulsion and Censure"
448:
446:
894:American people of Scottish descent
13:
884:American people of English descent
634:United States senators from Kansas
574:U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Kansas
14:
965:
914:Franklin College (Indiana) alumni
889:American people of German descent
443:
417:
746:
504:"Joseph R. Burton (id: B001154)"
537:Frank W. Blackmar, ed. (1912).
307:Kansas House of Representatives
234:in the 1650s, and settled near
91:Kansas House of Representatives
481:
470:
1:
949:People from Mitchell, Indiana
869:19th-century American lawyers
410:
373:
300:
217:
355:He appealed the case to the
7:
944:People from Abilene, Kansas
388:
365:United States circuit court
357:United States Supreme Court
261:(Indiana), and one year at
251:United States Naval Academy
180:United States Naval Academy
10:
970:
337:
755:
744:
640:
591:
571:
563:
556:
539:"Bailey's Administration"
272:
193:
184:Franklin College, Indiana
175:
165:
144:
116:
111:
107:
96:
88:
76:
64:
53:
41:
37:
28:
21:
909:DePauw University alumni
502:United States Congress.
277:In 1874 Burton began to
383:Los Angeles, California
340:Burton v. United States
328:Fifty-eighth Congresses
522:"Burton, Joseph Ralph"
381:Joseph Burton died in
311:World's Fair Columbian
305:He was elected to the
904:Criminals from Kansas
489:Expulsion and Censure
334:Corruption conviction
208:United States Senator
43:United States Senator
919:Indiana Republicans
361:Willis Van Devanter
346:St. Louis, Missouri
200:Joseph Ralph Burton
121:Joseph Ralph Burton
934:Kansas Republicans
580:Served alongside:
236:Richmond, Virginia
210:from the state of
846:
845:
601:
600:
592:Succeeded by
578:1901–1906
518:Frank W. Blackmar
350:Ironton, Missouri
263:DePauw University
244:Revolutionary War
224:Mitchell, Indiana
197:
196:
188:DePauw University
148:February 27, 1923
131:November 16, 1852
961:
750:
627:
620:
613:
604:
603:
595:Alfred W. Benson
564:Preceded by
554:
553:
550:
533:
513:
492:
485:
479:
474:
468:
467:
465:
464:
450:
441:
440:
438:
436:
421:
319:Republican Party
259:Franklin College
151:
130:
128:
112:Personal details
101:
83:Alfred W. Benson
79:
67:
58:
33:
19:
18:
969:
968:
964:
963:
962:
960:
959:
958:
849:
848:
847:
842:
751:
742:
636:
631:
597:
587:Chester I. Long
579:
577:
569:
496:
495:
486:
482:
475:
471:
462:
460:
452:
451:
444:
434:
432:
423:
422:
418:
413:
391:
376:
342:
336:
303:
275:
220:
186:
182:
166:Political party
153:
149:
132:
126:
124:
123:
122:
102:
97:
77:
65:
59:
54:
45:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
967:
957:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
924:Kansas lawyers
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
844:
843:
841:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
759:
757:
753:
752:
745:
743:
741:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
644:
642:
638:
637:
630:
629:
622:
615:
607:
599:
598:
593:
590:
583:William Harris
570:
565:
561:
560:
552:
551:
549:on 2006-09-01.
534:
532:on 2011-05-04.
520:, ed. (1912).
514:
499:
494:
493:
480:
469:
458:www.senate.gov
442:
415:
414:
412:
409:
408:
407:
402:
397:
390:
387:
375:
372:
338:Main article:
335:
332:
313:Commission at
302:
299:
274:
271:
240:North Carolina
219:
216:
195:
194:
191:
190:
177:
173:
172:
167:
163:
162:
152:(aged 70)
146:
142:
141:
120:
118:
114:
113:
109:
108:
105:
104:
94:
93:
89:Member of the
86:
85:
80:
74:
73:
68:
62:
61:
51:
50:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
966:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
856:
854:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
760:
758:
754:
749:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
645:
643:
639:
635:
628:
623:
621:
616:
614:
609:
608:
605:
596:
589:
588:
584:
576:
575:
568:
562:
559:
555:
548:
544:
540:
535:
531:
527:
523:
519:
515:
511:
510:
505:
500:
498:
497:
490:
484:
478:
473:
459:
455:
449:
447:
430:
426:
420:
416:
406:
403:
401:
398:
396:
393:
392:
386:
384:
379:
371:
368:
366:
362:
358:
353:
351:
347:
341:
331:
329:
325:
324:Fifty-seventh
320:
316:
312:
308:
298:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
270:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
247:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
215:
213:
209:
205:
201:
192:
189:
185:
181:
178:
174:
171:
168:
164:
160:
156:
147:
143:
139:
135:
119:
115:
110:
106:
100:
95:
92:
87:
84:
81:
75:
72:
69:
63:
57:
52:
49:
44:
40:
36:
32:
27:
23:Joseph Burton
20:
692:
581:
572:
567:Lucien Baker
547:the original
542:
530:the original
525:
507:
483:
472:
461:. Retrieved
457:
433:. Retrieved
428:
419:
380:
377:
369:
354:
343:
304:
283:Indianapolis
276:
248:
221:
199:
198:
150:(1923-02-27)
98:
78:Succeeded by
71:Lucien Baker
55:
864:1923 deaths
859:1852 births
558:U.S. Senate
429:GovInfo.gov
267:Greencastle
242:during the
155:Los Angeles
66:Preceded by
853:Categories
463:2015-11-13
411:References
374:Later life
301:Politician
218:Early life
170:Republican
159:California
127:1852-11-16
833:Brownback
728:Kassebaum
718:Schoeppel
287:Princeton
255:Annapolis
176:Education
103:1882–1892
99:In office
56:In office
738:Marshall
708:Thompson
658:Caldwell
389:See also
279:read law
232:Cromwell
134:Mitchell
818:Carlson
788:Bristow
768:Ingalls
763:Pomeroy
756:Class 3
733:Roberts
723:Pearson
678:Perkins
663:Crozier
641:Class 2
363:of the
315:Chicago
291:Abilene
228:English
138:Indiana
803:McGill
793:Curtis
778:Harris
773:Peffer
713:Capper
703:Curtis
698:Benson
693:Burton
683:Martin
668:Harvey
435:2 July
295:Kansas
273:Lawyer
212:Kansas
204:lawyer
161:, U.S.
140:, U.S.
48:Kansas
838:Moran
828:Frahm
813:Darby
798:Allen
688:Baker
673:Plumb
46:from
823:Dole
808:Reed
783:Long
653:Ross
648:Lane
437:2023
326:and
206:and
145:Died
117:Born
265:at
253:at
855::
585:,
541:.
524:.
506:.
456:.
445:^
427:.
293:,
269:.
157:,
136:,
626:e
619:t
612:v
512:.
491:.
466:.
439:.
322:(
129:)
125:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
