Burgess originally meant a freeman of a borough or burgh. It later came to mean an elected or un-elected official of a municipality, or the representative of a borough in the English House of Commons. Freedom of the City is an award made by some municipalities in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, South Africa, the United States and Italy to esteemed members of its community; such people may then be termed Freemen or Freewomen of the City. ... Look up Borough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland. ... This article is about the political process. ... An official (from the Latin Officialis, person – or object – related to an officium, v. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Look up Borough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... English parliament in front of the king c. ...

Burgess is also a notable surname:

• Mark Burgess A sexual Tyrannosaurus from Castleford
• Anthony Burgess (1917–1993), English novelist and critic
• Claude Bramall Burgess, British Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1958–1963
• Daniel Maynard Burgess (1828–1911), U.S. surgeon and explorer
• David Burgess, U.S. violin, viola and cello maker
• Donald Burgess, British track cyclist
• Emma Burgess (1991) Australian Singer and close friend of Australian actor Thomas Vowles
• Eric Burgess, freelance space consultant
• Ernest Burgess (1886-1966), urban sociologist at the University of Chicago
• Gelett Burgess (1866–1951), U.S. humorist
• Guy Burgess (1911–1963), British double-agent
• Herbert Burgess (1883– ), British football player
• Harry Burgess (1905–1957), British football player
• Ian Burgess, British Formula One driver
• Leroy Burgess, disco producer
• Mark Burgess (b. 1966), Norway computer scientist
• Mark Burgess (b. 1944), New Zealand cricket player
• Melvin Burgess (b. 1954), British author
• Michael Burgess, coroner of The Queen's Household
• Michael C. Burgess (b. 1950), U.S. physician and politician
• Neil Burgess, British actor
• Smoky Burgess (1927–1991), U.S. Major League Baseball player
• Thomas Burgess (1756–1837), English author and philosopher
• Thomas Burgess, founder of Bala, Ontario, Canada
• Thomas Burgess, (b. 1980), Australian founder of The Church of Scien-Tom-ology.
• Thornton Burgess (1874–1965), U.S. conservationist and children's author
• Tim Burgess (b. 1967), lead singer of British band the Charlatans

Fictional : Mark Burgess was a New Zealand cricket player, and a captain of the New Zealand cricket team from 1978 to 1980. ... Anthony Burgess (February 25, 1917 – November 22, 1993) was an English novelist, critic and composer. ... Claude Bramall Burgess(Chinese: 白嘉時), CMG, OBE, MA was the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1958 - 1963 Categories: British people stubs | Hong Kong people stubs | Chief Secretaries of Hong Kong ... Daniel Maynard Burgess Surgeon and Explorer (1828–1911), born in Otsego County, New York. ... David Burgess is a violin, viola and cello maker working and residing in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... Donald Christopher Burgess (born February 8, 1933) is a retired track cyclist from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. ... Eric Burgess is a freelance consultant, lecturer and journalist, who has written about the Pioneer program of space missions since the first tests in 1957. ... Ernest W. Burgess (May 16, 1886 - December 27, 1966) was an urban sociologist at the University of Chicago. ... Frank Gelett Burgess (January 30, 1866 - September 18, 1951) was an artist, art critic, poet, author, and humorist. ... Guy Francis De Moncy Burgess (16 April 1911 – 30 August 1963) was a British-born intelligence officer and double agent who worked for the Soviet Union and was part of the Cambridge Five spy ring that betrayed allied secrets to the Soviets before and during the Cold War. ... Herbert Burgess (born January 1, 1883 in Manchester) was a English football player. ... Harry Burgess (20 August 1904 – 1968) was an English footballer who played for Stockport County, Sheffield Wednesday and Chelsea. ... Ian Burgess was a Formula One driver from Britain. ... Leroy Burgess is a prolific disco producer and vocalist from Harlem. ... Mark Burgess is a researcher and writer at Oslo University College in Norway, who is well known for work in computer science in the field of policy-based configuration management. ... Mark Burgess (born July 17, 1944 in Auckland) was a New Zealand cricket player, and a captain of the New Zealand cricket team from 1978 to 1980. ... Melvin Burgess (born April 25, 1954) is a British author of childrens fiction. ... Michael Burgess or Weed is the coroner of The Queens Household. ... (Another Michael Burgess is a coroner investigating the death of Diana, Princess of Wales) Michael Clifton Burgess, M.D. (born December 23, 1950) is a physician and politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the states 26th Congressional district (map) in the United States House of Representatives. ... Neil Burgess is an actor from Manchester born in 1966. ... Forrest Harrill Smokey Burgess (February 6, 1927 - September 15, 1991) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who became known for his ability as a pinch hitter. ... Many people have been named Thomas Burgess, including: An English philosopher and author; see Thomas Burgess (philosopher). ... Thomas Burgess was the founder of Bala, Ontario, Canada, who first settled the region in the mid-1800s. ... Many people have been named Thomas Burgess, including: An English philosopher and author; see Thomas Burgess (philosopher). ... Thornton W. Burgess (1874 – 1965) was an American conservationist and author of childrens stories featuring the wildlife of his native Massachusetts—Peter Cottontail, Jimmy Skunk, Grandfather Frog, etc. ... Tim Burgess (born May 30, 1967) is the lead singer of British rock/indie act the Charlatans. ...

• Alex Burgess, fictional character from Neil Gaiman's comic book series, The Sandman

Last names with the same meaning include: Alex Burgess is a fictional character from Neil Gaimans comic book series, The Sandman. ...

Burgher, Burger, Borges

Burgess can also be a first name: Burgher can refer to: a title; in the European Middle Ages, a burgher was any freeman of a burgh or borough; or any inhabitant of a borough, a person who lives in town (in Dutch the word for citizen is burger and the German cognate is Bürger). ... Burger may refer to: a hamburger; various other sandwiches, including veggie burgers; Hamburger meat, or Ground beef; in the United Kingdom, the term can be used in lieu of patty. ... Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Luis Borges (August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered to be one of the foremost writers of the 20th century. ...

• Burgess Meredith (1907–1997), U.S. actor

Other uses of Burgess include: Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997), known as Buzz, was a versatile American actor and is best known for portraying Rocky Balboas trainer Mickey Goldmill in the Rocky films and The Penguin in the television series Batman. ...

• Burgess Park, park in the London Borough of Southwark
• Burgess Falls State Park U.S. state park located near Cookeville, Tennessee
• Burgess, South Carolina A community in Horry County
• Mount Burgess, a Canadian mountain
• Burgess shale, fossil bearing shale found near Mount Burgess
• Burgess, Missouri, U.S. town
• Burgess Hill, English town
• Camp Burgess, boys camp in Sandwich, Massachusetts
• Carter & Burgess, U.S. consulting firm
• The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh
• Virginia House of Burgesses, the lower house of the first elected legislative assembly in the New World

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