Education
Born near Boydton, Virginia, Burwell graduated from the College of William and Mary.
Born near Boydton, Virginia, Burwell graduated from the College of William and Mary.
Burwell then became a private secretary for President Thomas Jefferson before being elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy. Burwell served from 1806 until his death on February 16, 1821, in Washington, District of Columbia He was interred there in the Congressional Cemetery.
His home, the Burwell-Holland House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
He moved to Franklin County, Virginia in 1802 and became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, serving from 1804 to 1806.