page_title: Albert Burrows
hierarchical_section_title: Albert Burrows
caption_attribution_description: English: Caption on mount: La Roche and Co. 606 Second St. Seattle Handwritten on verso: Pioneer Albert Burrows. 1890. Homesteaded a mile of waterfront around S.E. 15th St. in 1883. PH Coll 141.17 In 1882, Albert Burrows (1837-1896) moved his family from Des Moines, Iowa, to Seattle, Washington, where he got a job in a sawmill. He met George Miller, who had homesteaded with his family at Beaux Arts (area of present-day Bellevue) in 1883 and was looking for other families to settle nearby in order to organize a school. As a Civil War veteran, Burrows was entitled to a homestead, and Miller led him to the 160 lakefront acre homestead at Killarney (area of present-day Bellevue), where Burrows built a cabin and later a more substantial house. Albert Burrows served in the 1894 state legislature and died of bronchitis in 1896. Subjects (LCTGM): Legislators--Washington (State) Subjects (LCSH): Burrows, Albert, 1837-1896
context_page_description: Albert Burrows was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1895 to 1896.
context_section_description: Albert Burrows (February 20, 1837 – April 30, 1896) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1895 to 1896.
caption: Albert Burrows, 1890
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