Walter A. Burleigh Biography This biography appears on page 969 in "History of South Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. WALTER A. BURLEIGH, second delegate in congress. born in Waterville, Maine, October, 1820. Was a physician and lawyer. Agent to Yankton Indians, 1861-65. Delegate in congress, 1865- 69, several times member of territorial legislature and state senator. Died at Yankton, 1896.