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He

died Oct. 7, 1791, in

New-

ark, N.J.

Burnett, Charles Theodore, educator, psy-

with the degree of A.B. from Amherst

col-

and received the degres of A.M. and Ph.D. from Harvard university. Since 1903 he has been instructor in psychology at Bowdoin college of Springfield, Mass. He is a fellow of the American association fox the advancement of science. He has made valuable researches on psycho-physics of the motor impulse. lege;

Burnett, Edward, congressman, was born March 16, 1849, in Boston, Mass. In 1887-89 he was a representative from Massachusetts to the fiftieth congress as a democrat.

Burnett, Mrs. Frances Eliza Hodgson, auwas born Nov. 34, 1849, in Manchester, England. She is a popular writer of fiction, whose first successful book was That Lass o' Lowrie's, a powerful tale of Lancashire life. She is the author of Haworth; A Fair Barbarian; Through One Administration; Louisiana; Esmeralda; Vagabondia, Surly thor,

Tim, and Other Stories; The Pretty Sister of Jose; A Lady of Quality. As a writer for young people her success has been very marked; and besides Little Lord Fauntleroy, the most popular of all her books, her juvenile writings comprise Sara Crewe; Piccino and Other Child Stories; Little Saint Eliza-

Two

Little Pilgrims' Progress; Giovanni and the Other; The One I Knew the Best of All, an autobiographic tale; Kathlene; and Dolly, a Love Story.

Burnett, Frank C, soldier, merchant, congressman, was bom March 19, 1842, in Wyoming, Pa. He served in the fifty-second regiment Pennsylvania volunteers during the civil war. He was in mercantile pursuits in 1864-69; and then engaged in banking. In 1871-73 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the forty-second congress to fill a vacancy. Burnett, George Jackson, educator, college president, was bom Dec. 26, 1874, in Auburn, Ky. He taught in the country schools, the seminary of London and at Liberty college of Glasgow, Ky. Later he became vicepresident; and in 1903-07 was president of Liberty college of Glasgow, Ky. Since June, 1907, he has been president of the Tennessee college for women at Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Burnett, Henry Clay, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Oct. 5, 1825, in Essex county, Va. He removed to Kentucky; and in 1853 was clerk of the circuit court of Trigg county. In 1855-63 he was a representative from Kentucky to the thirty-fourth, thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh congresses. He was expelled for treasonable conduct in 1861; and took part in the civil war in the confederate service. He died Oct. 1,

1866, in Hopkinton, Ky. James G., poet,

Burnett, in

New

York.

collection of poems.

He

died

in 1893.

chologist, scientist, was born June 24, 1873, in Springfield, Mass. In 1895 he graduated

beth;

and Laughter, a

601

He was

was born

in 1868

the author of Love

Burnett, Henry Lawrence, soldier, lawyer, was born Dec. 26, 1838, in Youngstown, Ohio. In 1859 he graduated from the Ohio state normal law school. In 1861 he entered the

war; he became captain of the second Ohio cavalry; and was advanced to the rank civil

of a brigadier-general.

In 1863 he was judge advocate for the department of Ohio and the northern department. He was engaged in the prosecution of the assassins of President Lincoln. For several years he practiced law in Cincinnati, Ohio; and since 1872 in New York City. He has been United States attorney for the southern district of New

York

since 1898.

Burnett, John, lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born July 4, 1831, in Pike county, Mo. He received a thorough education in the public and private schools of his native place. He has had a varied

and successful career as a lawyer; and de""

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fended different at times thirty different men charged with the crime of murder, none of whom were hung, and only five convicted of

any

offense.

He

was county judge and circuit judge; 1874-76 was an associate justice of preme court of Oregon. He was also senator of Oregon. He died in 1901

and in the sua state in Cor-

vallis. Ore.

Burnett, John Lawson, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Jan. 20, 1854, in Cedar Bluff, Ala. He was elected to the

Alabama state legislature in 1884; and was a member of the state senate in 1886. In 1899-1911 he was a representative from Ala-

bama

to the fifty-sixth, fifty-seventh, fiftyeighth, fifty-ninth, sixtieth and sixty-first congresses as a democrat.

Burnett, Peter Hardeman, lawyer, jurist, governor, author, was born Nov. 16, 1807, in Nashville, Tenn. He was the first governor of California in 1849-51. In 1852-57 he was chief justice of the supreme court of California; and in 1857-58 was an associate justice. He was also a judge of the United States court for the territory of Oregon. He was the author of The Path Which Led a Protestant Lawyer to the Catholic Church; TheAmerican Theory of Government; Recollections and Opinions of an Old Pioneer; andl Reasons Why We Should Believe in God. He died May 17, 1895, in San Francisco. Cal.