Edward Burnett | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick D. Ely |
| Succeeded by | John W. Candler |
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| Born | March 16, 1849 |
| Died | November 5, 1925 (aged 76) |
| Party | Democratic |
Edward Burnett (March 16, 1849 – November 5, 1925) was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts.
Born inBoston,Massachusetts, Burnett attendedSt. Paul's School. He was graduated fromSt. Mark's School,Southboro, Massachusetts, which had been founded by his fatherJoseph Burnett in 1867 and fromHarvard University in 1871. He engaged in agricultural pursuits nearSouthboro, Massachusetts. He was among the breeders who were originators of theBoston Terrier.[1] He was an early member of theTavern Club founded mostly by fellow Harvard alumni. He married Mabel Lowell, daughter ofBoston Brahmin man of letters and diplomatJames Russell Lowell andMaria White Lowell.
Burnett was elected as aDemocrat to theFiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to theFifty-first Congress.
He served as general manager of Florham Farm the property ofHamilton McKown Twombly andFlorence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly in what is nowFlorham Park, nearMadison, New Jersey from 1892 to 1900. He was also designer and manager of farms for Florence's brothers,George Washington Vanderbilt andFrederick William Vanderbilt.He became engaged as a farm architect in New York City from 1900 to 1925, for a short time in partnership withAlfred Hopkins.
He died inMilton, Massachusetts, November 5, 1925 and was interred in St. Mark's Churchyard,Southboro, Massachusetts.
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