1885, until March 3, 1893, and the 3rd district from March 4, 1893, until his resignation on January 23, 1895, having been elected U.S. Senator. He was chairman of the Committee on Levees and Improvements of Mississippi River in the 51st Congress. Burrows was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Francis B. Stockbridge and was reelected in 1899 and 1905, serving from January 24, 1895, to March 3, 1911. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910. He was chairman of the Committee on Revision of the Laws of the United States in the 54th through 56th Congresses and of the Committee on Privileges and Elections in the 57th through 61st Congresses. He also served on the Lodge Committee which investigated war crimes in the Philippine–American War. He was on the imperialist faction led by Henry Cabot Lodge in support of the Philippine–American War. He was also a member of the National Monetary Commission and its vice chairman 1908-1912. After this, Burrows retired from active business pursuits and political life. He died in Kalamazoo and is interred in Mountain Home Cemetery there. Bibliography American National Biography Dictionary of American Biography Holsinger, M. Paul. "J.C. Burrows and the Fight Against Mormonism from 1903 to 1907." Michigan History 52 (Fall 1968): 181-95 Orcutt, Dana. Burrows of Michigan and the Republican Party. New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1917. vols I & II Footnotes External links 1837 births 1915 deaths Burials in Michigan Republican Party United States senators from Michigan Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan 19th-century American politicians People from Erie County, Pennsylvania People from Ashtabula County, Ohio People from Richland, Michigan Grand River Academy alumni Union Army officers Military personnel from Pennsylvania Military personnel from Michigan