Jeremiah Murry Burrell (September 1, 1815 – October 1, 1856) was a lawyer and judge in western Pennsylvania, of whom three areas were named for. In 1835, he started his career as a lawyer in the Westmoreland County seat of Greensburg, and around 1839 bought the rights to the newspaper, Pennsylvania Argus, which he used to promote his political views as editor. He was receiving national attention for his fiery debates by the early 1840s. By 1844, he was debating for Presidential candidate James K. Polk. He further continued his political career as judge of the Tenth Judicial District of Pennsylvania in 1847 which he held until 1855 when he was appointed judge of the Territorial District of Kansas by President Franklin Pierce. Burrell suffered from malaria, and returned to Greensburg in 1856. He later died of the sickness on October 1, 1856, aged 41. Today, townships in Indiana County (Burrell), Armstrong County (Burrell), and Westmoreland County (Lower Burrell and Upper Burrell) bear his namesake. References 1815 births 1856 deaths American newspaper editors American publishers (people) Deaths from malaria Pennsylvania lawyers Pennsylvania Democrats People from Murrysville, Pennsylvania Indiana County, Pennsylvania Infectious disease deaths in Pennsylvania 19th-century American journalists American male journalists 19th-century American male writers Journalists from Pennsylvania 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century American businesspeople