John Lawson Burnett

John Lawson Burnett (born January 20, 1854 in Cedar Bluff , Cherokee County , Alabama , † May 13, 1919 in Gadsden , Etowah County , Alabama) was an American lawyer and politician .

Career

John Lawson Burnett visited the community school, Wesleyan Institute in Cave Spring ( Georgia ) and the local high school in Gaylesville . He studied law and graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville ( Tennessee ). He was admitted to the Cherokee County bar in 1876 and then began practicing in Gadsden. Burnett also had a political career. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1884 and the Alabama Senate in 1886 . He was later elected to the 56th US Congress and re - elected to the ten subsequent US Congresses . He served in the US House of Representatives from March 4, 1899 until his death in 1919. During this time he chaired the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization ( 62nd to 65th US Congresses ). He was also a member of the United States Immigration Commission between 1907 and 1910 . He was buried in Forest Cemetery in Gadsden.

John Lawson Burnett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Burnett, John Lawson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 20, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cedar Bluff , Cherokee County , Alabama
DATE OF DEATH	May 13, 1919
Place of death	Gadsden , Etowah County , Alabama