| Silas M. Burroughs | |
| State: | New York |
| District: | 31st |
| Party: | Republican |
| Term Start: | March 4, 1857 |
| Term End: | June 3, 1860 |
| Preceded: | Thomas T. Flagler |
| Office2: | New York State Assembly |
| Term2: | 1837 1850-51 1853 |
| Birth Date: | 16 July 1810 |
| Birth Place: | Ovid, New York |
| Death Place: | Medina, New York |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
Silas Mainville Burroughs (July 16, 1810 - June 3, 1860) was a U.S. representative from New York.
Born in Ovid, New York, Burroughs completed a preparatory course. He moved to Medina, New York, in 1834. He became Village Clerk of Medina in 1835; and a village trustee in 1836, from 1839 to 1843, and from 1845 to 1847.[1]
He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840, and commenced practice in Medina. He was Village Attorney of Medina from 1845 to 1847. He was a brigadier general in the New York State Militia from 1848 to 1858.
Burroughs was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1837, 1850, 1851, and 1853.
He was elected as a Republican to the 35th and 36th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1857, until his death in Medina on June 3, 1860.
When Burroughs died, he was a widower with two young children, Silas Mainville Burroughs, a pharmaceutical entrepreneur, and Adeline. He was buried at the Boxwood Cemetery in Medina.