. The biographical record of De Kalb County, Illinois. d-ing up the order in Illinois, and besidesholding many subordinate positions wassenior vice-commander, and commander ofthe department. He served for several yearson the G. A. R. National Pension Commit-tee, and did effective work in the formula-tion and passage of the disability bill. Hehas been three times the candidate of thedepartment of Illinois for commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the appointment b\ Commander-in-ChiefLawler as quartermaster-general met theenthusiastic approval of thousands of per-sonal friends amo
. The biographical record of De Kalb County, Illinois. d-ing up the order in Illinois, and besidesholding many subordinate positions wassenior vice-commander, and commander ofthe department. He served for several yearson the G. A. R. National Pension Commit-tee, and did effective work in the formula-tion and passage of the disability bill. Hehas been three times the candidate of thedepartment of Illinois for commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the appointment b\ Commander-in-ChiefLawler as quartermaster-general met theenthusiastic approval of thousands of per-sonal friends among the comrades. During the campaign of 1896, CaptainBurst was a part of the aggregation madeup of crippled veterans of the war for theunion that made a tour of the country inthe interest of the Republican party. Inthe party were Generals Sickles, Howard,Stewart, Corporal Tanner and others. Soonafter his election President McKinley ap-pointed Captain Burst United States mi-migration inspector, with headquarters atChicago, which position he now EDWARD M. BURST. THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 53 Captain Burst married Lettice Mayi5, adaughter of Hon. Edward L. and Emily(Holden) Mayo. Her father settled at Syca-more, Illinois, in 1841, and for many yearswas the acknowledged leader of the bar ofDe Kalb county. As a lawyer and a man,he was prominently identified with its earlyhistory. He was born in Morctown, Wash-ington county, \ermont, in 1S07, and whilehis advantages in earlv life were limited, heobtained a fail- education. His friends triedto persuade him to enter the ministry, huthe chose the law, and was admitted to thebar in 1835. He was twice married, iiisfirst viife being Miss Lettice Ann Holden,who died shortly afterward, when in Sep-tember, 11^40, he married Miss Emily Hold-en, her cousin. In politics he was a Demo-crat, and in 1X54 was the candidate of thatparty for congress, but was defeated, thedistrict being strongly Republican. He wasthree times elected county judge
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