Career
A banker by trade, Burrill worked for the Adams Trust Company, the American Loan & Trust Company and the Manufacturers Commercial Company He also served as the President of the Boston Bank Officers" Association. Burrill"s political career began on the Boston School Committee, where was a member from 1897-1900.
In 1913 he was a candidate for Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts, but lost to Frederick Mansfield.
Burrill went on to defeat Mansfield in a rematch the following year. Burrill remained Treasurer until 1920 when he sought the office of Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts instead of running for re-election.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1925, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1928, and Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts in 1930. Burrill died on September 15, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts.