William Burgess Papers 1908-1929 1921-1925

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William Burgess Papers 1908-1929 1921-1925

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William Burgess (1857-1929) was a prominent lobbyist and figure in the United States pottery industry around the turn of the century. The William Burgess Papers document Burgess' tenure on the U.S. Tariff Commission.

5.01 linear feet; 13 boxes

Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.

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Burgess, William, 1857-1929.

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William Burgess (1857-1929) was a prominent lobbyist and figure in the United States pottery industry around the turn of the century. Burgess was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 18, 1857. He received a B.S. from Princeton in 1877 after which he enrolled at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, initially planning on pursuing a career in medicine. He was forced to leave medical school after becoming seriously ill. He then chose to enter the family business of potte...

International Pottery Company.

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United States Tariff Commission

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