Armistead Burt

Armistead Burt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 5th district
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	Francis W. Pickens
Succeeded by	James L. Orr
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office 1838–1841
In office 1834–1835
Personal details
Born	November 13, 1802 Edgefield County, South Carolina
Died	October 3, 1883 (aged 80)
Political party	Democratic
Profession	lawyer, planter

Armistead Burt (November 13, 1802 – October 30, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

Born at Clouds Creek, near Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, Burt moved with his parents to Pendleton, South Carolina. One of his brothers was future Civil War officer Erasmus Burt. He completed preparatory studies. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1823 and practiced in Pendleton. He moved to Abbeville, South Carolina, in 1828 and continued the practice of law. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1834 to 1835, and 1838-1841.

Burt was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853). He served as chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs (Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses). He served as Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives during the absence of Speaker Winthrop in 1848. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852. He resumed the practice of law in Abbeville. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1868. He died in 1883. He was interred in Episcopal Cemetery.

Sources

• Armistead Burt at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress