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Robert Jones Burdette (July 30, 1844 – November 19, 1914) was an American humorist and clergyman who became noted through his paragraphs in The Hawk Eye newspaper in Burlington, Iowa. Mary G. Burdette was his sister.
The Hawk Eye is credited with giving Iowa its nickname as The Hawkeye State. One of its associate editors, Robert Jones Burdette , became widely known in the late 19th century as the "Burlington Hawk Eye Man." Burdette joined the paper in 1872 and started writing humorous sketches that were picked up by other newspapers across the country.
Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. [2] The population was 23,982 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in 2000. [3] Burlington is the center of a micropolitan area, which includes West Burlington and Middletown, Iowa, and Gulfport, Illinois.
He was born on July 14, 1888, in Burlington, Iowa.Hartman ran away from home at the age of 15 working his first job at the Illinois Steel Boiler Company in Chicago, Illinois, and offering his labor for free at the neighboring Goddard Balloon company. [1]
The Rev. Horace Hutchinson was the first pastor and the congregation met in the home of James G. Edwards who was the publisher of the Burlington Hawk-Eye. He was succeeded by the Rev. William Salter who served here for 64 years (1846-1910). [3] The congregation was involved in social ministry, civil rights, public education, and free libraries.
In August 1844, he moved to Burlington in the Iowa Territory where he was a journalist and editorial contributor for the Burlington Hawkeye." [1] He was an early political activist in the Whig Party. He was reported to have been the first to propose the nomination of General Zachary Taylor for President. He was a delegate to the National Whig ...
On July 20, 2017, the Iowa Public Information Board voted in favor to file an administrative contest against the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation and the Burlington Police Department. This came to a response to the two parties requesting the board for an "interlocutory" review on the grounds that inventory of the records were not ...
Aspen Grove Cemetery was established in 1843. [2] The Aspen Grove Cemetery Association was approved by the Legislature of the Iowa Territory in December 1843 and they first met on January 3, 1844. [3]