About John Burnett
Lived 1831 – 1890 (aged 58). John Burnett was an American lawyer, politician and judge.
John Burnett (July 4, 1831 – March 1, 1901 ) was an American judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 24th associate justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. A native of Missouri, he also served as a county and circuit court judge in Oregon, and was elected to the Oregon State Senate.
Early life Burnett was born on July 4, 1831, in Louisiana, Missouri, to Jane and Benjamin Burnett. He left the state's high court at the end of the term in 1876. Then in 1882 Oregon Governor Thayer appointed Burnett to the Oregon circuit court for the 2nd district. Burnett died on March 1, 1901, in Corvallis, Oregon.
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American judge in Oregon
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John Burnett was born on 4 July 1831 in Missouri.
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John Burnett died on 1 March 1890 in Corvallis, Oregon.
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John Burnett was a lawyer, politician and judge.
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