Milford Burriss

{{Short description|American businessman and politician (1937–2016)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Milford Burriss

| office = Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 80th district

| term_start = 1985

| term_end = 1990

| birth_name = Milford Deal Burriss

| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|2|23}}

| birth_place = Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|7|21|1937|2|23}}

| death_place = Eastover, South Carolina, U.S.

| party = Republican

}}

Milford Deal Burriss (February 23, 1937 – July 21, 2016) was an American businessman and politician.

Biography

He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party from 1985 to 1990, representing Richland County, South Carolina. He was a former electrical contractor.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tq0nAQAAMAAJ&q=%22BURRISS,+Milford+Deal+%5BR%5D%E2%80%94%28Dist.+No.+80,+Richland+Co.%29%E2%80%94Electrical+Contractor,+residing+at+R-1,*%22|title=South Carolina Legislative Manual|last1=General Assembly|first1=South Carolina|year=1986}} Burris graduated from Brookland Cayce High School and then served in the United States Navy. In 1961, he graduated from the University of South Carolina, in 1961, and worked as an electrical contractor. Burriss died of acute myeloid leukemia in 2016 in Eastover where he lived.{{Cite web |title=Milford Burriss Obituary (2016) - Legacy Remembers |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/milford-burriss-obituary?id=8697611 |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Legacy.com}}

References

Category:1937 births

Category:2016 deaths

Category:Politicians from Anderson, South Carolina

Category:Republican Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives

Category:People from Eastover, South Carolina

Category:Military personnel from South Carolina

Category:University of South Carolina alumni

Category:Businesspeople from South Carolina

Category:Deaths from cancer in South Carolina

Category:20th-century American businesspeople

Category:20th-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly