Burgiss Allison

Burgiss Allison
portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Born	1753  Bordentown
Died	20 February 1827  (aged 73–74) Washington, D.C.
Alma mater	Brown University
Occupation	Minister, educator
Awards	Master of Arts (1879, college of Rhode Island, Brown University)

Burgiss Allison (1753–1827) was the Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives from 1816 to 1820 and a trustee of what is now George Washington University from 1821 to 1826.

Allison was born in Bordentown, New Jersey. He studied at Brown University. He became a Baptist minister. He also worked on developing improvements to the steam engine.

Allison also wrote a dictionary, The American Standard of Orthography and Pronunciation, and Improved Dictionary of the English Language, Abridged for the Use of Schools (1815).^[1] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1789.^[2]

References

1. "The American standard of orthography and pronunciation, and improved dictionary of the English language, abridged for the use of schools da Allison, Burgiss: (1815) | Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB)". www.abebooks.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-07-02.
2. "Burgiss Allison". American Philosophical Society Member History. American Philosophical Society. Retrieved 15 December 2020.^{[dead link‍]}

External links

• George Washington University library bio of Allison Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Allison, Burgess biography history.house.gov
•  "Allison, Burgess". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. 1906. p. 94.

Religious titles
Preceded by Spencer Houghton Cone	Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives December 5, 1816 – November 16, 1820	Succeeded by John Nicholson Campbell