John L. Burnett
John Lawson Burnett (January 20, 1854 – May 13, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, United States.
Life
Born in Cedar Bluff, Alabama, Burnett attended the common schools of the county, Wesleyan Institute, Cave Spring, Georgia, and the local high school at Gaylesville, Alabama.
Studies and Early Politics
He studied law and was graduated from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
He was admitted to the bar in Cherokee County, Alabama, in 1876 and commenced practice in Gadsden. He served in the State house of representatives in 1884 and as member of the State senate in 1886.
Election
Burnett was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1899, until his death.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization (Sixty-second through Sixty-fifth Congresses). On April 5, 1917, John Lawson Burnett was one of the 50 representatives who voted against declaring war on Germany (WWI).
He served as member of the United States Immigration Commission 1907-1910.
Death
John L. Burnett died in Gadsden, Alabama, May 13, 1919 and was interred in Forest Cemetery.
References
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| Preceded by Milford W. Howard |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 7th congressional district March 4, 1899 – May 13, 1919 |
Succeeded by Lilius Bratton Rainey |
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