Barton County, Missouri Biographies-Andrew C. BURNETT History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, Missouri, 1889. Published by Goodspeed. Pages 864, 865 Andrew C. Burnett, prosecuting attorney of Barton County, Mo., was born in Randolph County, Ill., January 11, 1859, and is the son of Alexander and Martha J. (Parsons) Burnett. Alexander Burnett was born in Ireland, an, when thirteen years of age, his parents move to America and settled in one of the Carolinas. Here he married Miss Parsons. Some time after he moved to Illinois, ran a store, and was also engaged in farming. He died in 1868, but the mother is still living. In their family were twelve children, ten now living, four sons and six daughters. Andrew C. Burnett received a good practical education in the common schools, and graduated at Southern Illinois Normal University in 1879. The same year he came to Lamar, and, having clerked in a sore until 1883, he began to read law with Thurman & Wray, and was admitted to the Lamar bar in 1884. In November, 1886, he was elected prosecuting attorney, and re-elected in 1888. He was married in October, 1881, to Miss Clara Frank, by whom he has one daughter, Blanche. Mrs. Burnett is a member of the Congregational Church. In his political views Mr. Burnett affiliates with the Democratic party. He is a member of the A.O.U.W. He has, for five years, been a practitioner at the bar of Lamar, and, although just starting, has won a good reputation as a lawyer. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Kay Griffin Snow ====================================================================