John F. Burrow | |
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Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 29th district | |
In office January 1916 –January 1920 | |
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Jefferson Davis County district | |
In office January 1912 –January 1916 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Prentiss,Mississippi,U.S. | November 6,1885
Died | August 27,1958 72) Madison,Mississippi,U.S. | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
John Fleet Burrow (November 6,1885 - August 27,1958) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920,and of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916.
John Fleet Burrow was born on November 6,1885,in Prentiss,Mississippi. [1] [2] He was the son of John Alexander Burrow and Margaret (Odom) Burrow. [1] [2] He was of English and Scottish descent. [1] Burrow attended the public schools of Lawrence County,Mississippi and attended Mississippi College from 1901 to 1904. [1] He then was a principal of high schools in several Mississippi towns. [1] After matriculating in 1907,he graduated from the University of Lebanon in 1908 with a B. Ph. degree. [1] He attended the University of Tennessee from 1909 to 1910,and studied law at Millsaps College from 1911 to 1912. [1] [2] He graduated from Millsaps with an L. L. B. degree. [1] He then moved to Ruleville,Mississippi,to begin his legal practice. [1]
From 1907 to 1911,Burrow was the secretary of the Democratic Committee of Jefferson Davis County,Mississippi. [1] He was a delegate to the 1908 Democratic National Committee in Denver,Colorado. [1] [2] Burrow was elected to represent Jefferson Davis County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives in November 1911 for the 1912–1916 term. [1] [2] In 1915,he was elected to be the floater representative of the 29th District in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916–1920 term. [1]
In about 1949,Burrow moved to Madison,Mississippi. [3] After living there for 9 years,Burrow died there on the afternoon of August 27,1958. [3] He was survived by two sisters,two brothers,and three half-brothers. [3]
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