Burgiss Allison
Burgiss Allison (1753–1827) was the Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives from 1816-1820 and a trustee of what is now George Washington University from 1821-1826.
Allison was born in Bordentown, New Jersey. He studied at Brown University. He became a Baptist minister. He also worked on developing improvements to the steam engine.
Allison also wrote a dictionary, The American Standard of Orthography and Pronunciation, and Improved Dictionary of the English Language, Abridged for the Use of Schools (1815).
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Preceded by Spencer Houghton Cone |
Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives December 5, 1816 – November 16, 1820 |
Succeeded by John Nicholson Campbell |
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