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Ambrose Burnside

Ambrose Burnside

Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com

Republican Party

Biography

Born 1824-05-23 · Died 1881-09-13

American general and politician (1824–1881)

Political party

  • Republican Party
  • Republican Party
  • Republican Party

Occupations

  • politician
  • military officer
  • businessperson
  • inventor
  • writer
  • governor

Terms in office & positions

  • Governor of Rhode Island — 1866-05-29 – 1869-05-25
  • United States senator — 1875-03-04 – 1877-03-04
  • United States senator — 1877-03-04 – 1879-03-04
  • United States senator — 1879-03-04 – 1881-03-04
  • United States senator — 1881-03-04 – 1881-09-13
  • senator

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Offices & 2026 races

No current office or 2026 race on file from our delegation data.