Background
Burgess, William was born on January 18, 1857 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of John Stewart and Elizabeth (Wilson) Burgess.
Burgess, William was born on January 18, 1857 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of John Stewart and Elizabeth (Wilson) Burgess.
Bachelor of Science, Princeton, 1877, Master of Science, 1880. College Physicians and Surgical, New New York
Assistant professor of chemistry, Princeton, 1877. Assistant demonstrator anatomy, College Physicians and Surgical, 1877-1879. Entered importing and jobbing of china and pottery wares under title of William Burgess & Company, New York, in connection with father’s firm, Burgess & Goddard, 1879.
President International Pottery Company, Trenton, New Jersey, 1879-1904.
Organizer, 1902, and president Hudson Porcelain Company Special representative United States Tariff Board. On 6 confidential missions abroad in interest of the United States Government.
American consul to the great pottery producing district of the world, Stoke-on-Trent, England, 1890-1893. Representative pottery industry of the United States and customs administrative matters before United States appraiser and Board of General Appraisers from 1884.
Department head War Industries Board, World War.
Confidential mission to Orient, 1919. Member United States Tariff Commission, June 27, 1921-June 1, 1925 (resigned). Now acting advisor on tariff and custom matters.
Member United States Tariff Commission
Married Clara Dwight Goodman, January 7, 1879. Children: William, Clara Goodman (Mistress Lauren G. Bennett), John Stewart, Elizabeth (deceased).