James Nelson Burnes
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's4th district
In office March 4, 1883 – January 23, 1889
Preceded by	Lowndes Henry Davis
Succeeded by	Charles F. Booher
Personal details
Born	(1827-08-22)August 22, 1827 Marion County
Died	January 23, 1889(1889-01-23) (aged 61) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Harvard Law School

James Nelson Burnes (August 22, 1827 – January 23, 1889) was aU.S. representative fromMissouri.

Born inMarion County, Indiana, Burnes moved with his parents toPlatte County, Missouri, in 1837.He attended the common schools.He graduated from the Harvard Law School in 1853.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Missouri.Attorney of the district of Missouri in 1856.He served as judge of the court of common pleas in 1868–1872.He engaged in banking and the construction of railroads.He served as president of the Missouri Valley Railroad Co..Principal owner and president of the St. Joseph Waterworks Co..

Burnes was elected as aDemocrat to the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, and Fiftieth Congresses and served from March 4, 1883, until his death.James N. Burnes had been reelected to the Fifty-first Congress, but died inWashington, D.C., on January 23, 1889, before the commencement of the congressional term.Charles F. Booher replaced the deceased James N. Burnes, who was interred in Mount Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph,Buchanan County, Missouri.

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