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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.
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Born | 1753 Bordentown |
Died | 20 February 1827 (aged 73–74) Washington, D.C. |
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Occupation | Minister, educator |
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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]
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