William J. Burgess | |||||
State Delegate: | Maryland | ||||
Term Start: | 1983 | ||||
Term End: | 1990 | ||||
Predecessor: | Louis L. DePazzo Daniel J. Minnick Jr. Robert A. Staab[1] | ||||
State Delegate2: | Maryland | ||||
Term Start2: | 1979 | ||||
Term End2: | 1982 | ||||
Successor2: | Donald K. Hughes Thomas B. Kernan Martha Scanlan Klima[2] | ||||
Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||
Death Place: | Rosedale, Maryland, U.S. | ||||
Occupation: | Politician | ||||
Children: | 3 | ||||
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William J. Burgess (died September 25, 1996) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 9 from 1979 to 1982 and representing District 8 from 1983 to 1990.
William J. Burgess was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended high school in Boston.[3] [4]
Burgess graduated from Johns Hopkins University night school with a degree in electrical engineering.[3]
Burgess served as a tail gunner on B-29s during World War II. He was a recipient of the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. In total, he served in the armed forces for 12 years. After World War II, he moved to Baltimore.[3] [4]
Burgess worked for Martin Marietta for 33 years. He worked as a senior finance analyst.[3] [4]
Burgess was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 9, from 1979 to 1982. He then represented District 8 in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1983 to 1990.[5] [6] In 1990, Burgess was defeated in re-election for the Maryland House of Delegates.[7]
Burgess served five years as president of the Hillbrook Camelot Improvement Association and six years as president of the Greater Rosedale Community Council.[4]
Burgess married Essie E. Perry in 1950. They had one son and two daughters, William J. III, Susan A. and Natalie E.[3] Burgess died following heart problems on September 25, 1996, at the age of 76, at his home in Rosedale, Maryland.[3]