Andrew G. McBurney from Beers History of Warren County
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Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 18 December 2004

Sources:
The History of Warren County Ohio
Part V. Biographical Sketches
Turtlecreek Township
(Chicago, IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1882; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1992)
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A. G. McBURNEY, lawyer, Lebanon, was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, Nov. 13, 1817; he was the eldest son of James and Magdalene (Felter) McBurney; his father's ancestors were Scotch-Irish Covenanters, who emigrated from Ireland about the middle of the last century and settled in Orange Co., N. Y.; his mother's grandfather came from Holland, her grandmother from France; both settled about the same time in Orange Co., N. Y.; Maj., Chronimus Felter, the maternal grandfather of the subject of this sketch, emigrated to the Northwest Territory in 1794, and, after a short stay at Ft. Washington, established himself in the vicinity of what is now Montgomery, thirteen miles from Cincinnati. James McBurney, the father, came from near Newburg, Orange Co., N. Y., in 1814, and settled near Montgomery, Ohio, and, in 1830, removed with his family to Lebanon, where Andrew G. learned the business of cabinet-making, completing his trade in 1836. Prior to this time, he had manifested a strong desire for reading and learning, and, availing himself of such schooling as was within his reach in Lebanon, and, by self-study, he acquired a good English education and also studied Latin and read Caesar's Commentaries in that language. Having had the study of law in view for some time, in November, 1840, he became a student in the law office of Robert G. Corwin, and was admitted to practice in May, 1843. Besides diligently pursuing his law studies, he availed himself of every means within his reach for mental improvement He participated in the discussions of the Mechanics' Institute, and sometimes, with some young friends, walked a distance of five or six miles from Lebanon to attend a debating society. In April, 1845, he formed a partnership with R. G. Corwin for the practice of law, and, in November of the same year, Gov. Corwin became a member of the firm, which was thenceforward styled T. & R. G. Corwin & A. G. McBurney. This firm was dissolved in 1851, since which time Mr. McBurney has been engaged in the practice without a partner; he is a hard worker; energy is one of his marked characteristics,

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and to this trait is largely due the success to which be has attained in his profession. For many years past, he has been upon one side of almost every important case tried in the Warren County Courts. In politics, he was a Democrat until the commencement of the rebellion; since that time, he has been a Republican. In 1861, he was elected a Senator in the General Assembly from the Butler and Warren District, and was re-elected in 1863. In 1865, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, and served in that office a full term. In 1868, he was a Presidential Elector on the Grant and Colfax ticket. His fidelity and integrity as a public officer, it is believed, have never been questioned, even by his political opponents. He was married, May 22, 1839, to Hannah M. Tichenor, daughter of Nathaniel Tichenor; their children are two daughters and one son. Gov. McBurney is to-day a leading man in Warren County and a representative of that honorable class who have reached a high position in the community in which they live, by their own energy and untiring industry.

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