Roland Burris

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Preceded by Barack Obama

Roland Burris US Senator (Class 3) from Illinois 2009—2010

Succeeded by Mark Kirk

Biography

Roland Wallace Burris is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States Senator from Illinois from 2009 to 2010.^[1]

Roland Wallace Burris was born in Centralia, Illinois in 1937. He is the son of Emma and Earl Burris.

Sources

1. ↑ Roland Burris on Wikipedia

• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00852; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 61-5
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #141333867
  Roland Burris (2), single son, in household of Earl Burris (26) in Centralia, Marion, Illinois. Born in Illinois.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Centralia, Marion, Illinois; Roll: 486; Sheet Number: 3; Enumeration District: 61-14
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #221400065
  Rolland Burris (12), single son, Paper Carrier, in household of Earl Burris (36) in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA. Born in Illinois.

See also:

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress