Rumor said that his first enterprise here was a confectionary stand, of short duration, however.
He read law with James B. McKinley and was admitted to the bar. His first case in court was against him, which so mortified his sensitive nature that he quit the law with the remark "that he was not cut out for a lawyer, but he knew that he could make good at something else." The Loan and Brokerage business was then entered into and carried to a very marked success, leaving a large estate in trust for, the benefit of his heirs. He founded the banking house of Burnham, Condit and Scott, which later be came Burnham, Trevett and Mattis, and was finally incorporated in the present Trevett-Mattis Banking Company.
Besides the Library gift mentioned above, he also provided for the Julia F. Burnham Hospital in the same liberal manner, by setting aside a similar amount for the Hospital building.
A veteran of the Civil War, he served his country as Q. M. Sergeant of the 76th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, following his regiment in all its campaigns and engagements. He was a republican in national issues and a sound money advocate on all occasions.
He married Julia F. Davison of Newark, N. J. in 1866 and issued a son and daughter, the former serving for 28 years on the Library Board and the latter in a similar capacity on the Julia F. Burnham Hospital Board.
A.C. died September 13th, 1897 and was laid to rest in Mt. Hope cemetery.
Albert Calvin Burnham's magnificent gift to the Champaign Public Library, stands as a monument to a generous spirit and for the good of the public.
Rumor said that his first enterprise here was a confectionary stand, of short duration, however.
He read law with James B. McKinley and was admitted to the bar. His first case in court was against him, which so mortified his sensitive nature that he quit the law with the remark "that he was not cut out for a lawyer, but he knew that he could make good at something else." The Loan and Brokerage business was then entered into and carried to a very marked success, leaving a large estate in trust for, the benefit of his heirs. He founded the banking house of Burnham, Condit and Scott, which later be came Burnham, Trevett and Mattis, and was finally incorporated in the present Trevett-Mattis Banking Company.
Besides the Library gift mentioned above, he also provided for the Julia F. Burnham Hospital in the same liberal manner, by setting aside a similar amount for the Hospital building.
A veteran of the Civil War, he served his country as Q. M. Sergeant of the 76th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, following his regiment in all its campaigns and engagements. He was a republican in national issues and a sound money advocate on all occasions.
He married Julia F. Davison of Newark, N. J. in 1866 and issued a son and daughter, the former serving for 28 years on the Library Board and the latter in a similar capacity on the Julia F. Burnham Hospital Board.
A.C. died September 13th, 1897 and was laid to rest in Mt. Hope cemetery.
Albert Calvin Burnham's magnificent gift to the Champaign Public Library, stands as a monument to a generous spirit and for the good of the public.
Bio by: Melissa Chambers
Family Members
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Olive Clerinda Burnham Ormsby
1821–1884
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Emeline Lucinda Burnham Kissell
1824–1869
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Lucinda Bliss Burnham
1825–1838
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Julia Ann Burnham Peters
1827–1901
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Dwight Valores Burnham
1829–1844
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Emory W. "Emery" Burnham
1831–1905
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CPT Almond Bruce Burnham
1836–1887
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Ellen Burnham Peters
1842–1876
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Edward E. Burnham
1842–1929
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Pamelia Burnham Gardner
1845–1930
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Marshall Herbert Burnham Sr
1846–1934
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