About James K. Burnett
Lived 1862 – 1948 (aged 86). James K. Burnett was a politician.
James Kennedy Burnett (January 24, 1862 - September 14, 1948) was a California politician who served in the California State Assembly from the 67th district between 1897 and 1901. In 1899, when Speaker of the Assembly Howard E. Wright was plagued with scandals involving vote-buying and forging campaign documents, the penalty for the latter being forfeiture of office, Burnett introduced an expulsion resolution before Wright resigned his office.
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California politician
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James K. Burnett was born on 24 January 1862.
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James K. Burnett died on 14 September 1948.
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James K. Burnett was a politician.
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