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JOHN BURNETT. John Burnett, Republican, Representative from Swain County, was born in Macon County (now Swain), January 11, 1862. Son of Henry Clay and Matilda (DeHart) Burnett. Was educated in common schools and Franklin Normal School. Merchant and farmer. Representative in the General Assembly from Swain County, 1901, from Macon County, 1907. Mayor of Bryson City, 1915-1916. Member County Board of Education of Swain County, 1897-1898. Odd Fellow. Baptist. Married Miss Emma Dean, December 29, 1887. Three children. Address: Bryson City, N. C. (Source: North Carolina Manual. 1919. Published by the North Carolina Historical Commission.)

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