Edward Burnett

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Edward Burnett (March 16, 1849 - November 5, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Burnett attended St. Paul's School. He was graduated from St. Mark's School, Southboro, Massachusetts, in 1867 and from Harvard University in 1871. He engaged in agricultural pursuits near Southboro, Massachusetts.

Burnett was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1889). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first Congress. He served as general manager of Flosham Farms, Madison, New Jersey from 1892 to 1900. He became engaged as a farm architect in New York City from 1900 to 1925. He died in Milton, Massachusetts, November 5, 1925. He was interred in St. Mark's Churchyard, Southboro, Massachusetts.

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• Edward Burnett at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress