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  History of the Lake Huron Shore
  H. R. Page & Co., Chicago - 1883


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        VICTOR C. BURNHAM is an attorney and counselor at law at Alpena.  He
     was born in Wayne County, Mich., April 23, 1851, and is a son of J. H.
     BURNHAM of Saginaw, formerly a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church
     and of a liberal church in Saginaw, and latterly a popular speaker upon the
     liberal side of religious matters.  MR. BURNHAM received his education at
     the public schools where his father resided during his ministration, and
     finished his education at Saginaw, Tecumseh, and finally at Michigan
     University.  In 1867 to 1869 he studied law at the office of one MR.
     POWERS, who was then prosecuting attorney of Saginaw County and resided at
     Saginaw.  MR. BURNHAM was the youngest member of the class of 1871 at
     Michigan University.  The class numbered 117.  He took the degree of
     Bachelor of Laws March 29, 1871.  He continued his study of the law at the
     office of GREEN & SCOFIELD, Bay City, where he had been studying previous
     to entering the university.  In 1872, at the suggestion of HON. ISAAC
     MARSTON, he removed to Alpena and entered the office of HON. J. B. TUTTLE.
     At that time his means were limited, but by untiring industry and close
     application to business, he has been very successful in his profession.  He
     is possessed of natural gifts of a high order, and is considered one of the
     most formidable antagonists, as an advocate, in the county.  In politics,
     MR. BURNHAM is a Democrat.  He was elected, however, to the office of
     prosecuting attorney of the county at a time when the Republican majority
     in the county was very large.  He has been United States commissioner for
     upward of ten years and has also held the office of circuit court
     commissioner, city attorney, as well as other local offices.  MR. BURNHAM
     has a large practice.  He is often called to other counties to assist in
     the trial of important cases, and all matters submitted to his attention,
     whether small or large, are treated with equal care.

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