Daniel D. Burnes
Daniel D. Burnes | |
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.jpg) From 1898's The History of the Bench and Bar of Missouri | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Robert P. C. Wilson |
| Succeeded by | George C. Crowther |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Dee Burnes January 4, 1851 Ringgold, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1899 (aged 48) St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Saint Louis University Harvard Law School Saint Louis University |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Daniel Dee Burnes (January 4, 1851 – November 2, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Born in Ringgold, Missouri, Burnes received his early schooling in Weston, Missouri. He graduated from St. Louis University, in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1873 and from the law department of Harvard University in 1874. Later, he moved to Germany and studied at Heidelberg University. He returned to the United States and settled in St. Joseph, Missouri, where he engaged in the practice of law.
Burnes was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895). He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1894, and resumed the practice of law. He died on his estate, "Ayr Lawn," at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, November 2, 1899. He was interred in Mount Mora Cemetery.
References
[edit]- United States Congress. "Daniel D. Burnes (id: B001115)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
