John Burnett (July 4,1831 – March 1,1901 [1] ) 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.
Burnett was born on July 4,1831,in Louisiana,Missouri,to Jane and Benjamin Burnett. [2] [1] He was educated in Missouri before the family moved to California. [2] Burnett engaged in gold mining from 1849 to 1851 before returning to Missouri. In 1853,Burnett set off for Nevada County,California,with a band of cattle and upon his arrival he returned to gold mining. [1]
Burnett then moved north to Oregon Territory in 1858. [2] The following year he married the former Martha Hinton and they settled in Benton County,Oregon,where they raised seven children. [2] Burnett also studied law and began private law practice in 1860. [2]
Then in 1870 he was elected as judge in Benton County. Next,in 1874 he won election to the Oregon Supreme Court. [3] He left the state's high court at the end of the term in 1876. [3] Burnett won election to the Oregon State Senate in 1878 as a Democrat from Benton County. [4] Then in 1882 Oregon Governor Thayer appointed Burnett to the Oregon circuit court for the 2nd district. [2] Burnett died on March 1,1901,in Corvallis,Oregon. [1]
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