John F. Burrow
John F. Burrow | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 29th district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Jefferson Davis County district | |
| In office January 1912 – January 1916 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 6, 1885 Prentiss, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 1958 (aged 72) Madison, Mississippi, U.S. |
| 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.
Early life
[edit]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]
Career
[edit]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]
Later life
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b c d e Rowland, Dunbar (1912). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 424–425.
- ^ a b c "Obituary for John F. Burrow". Hattiesburg American. 1958-08-28. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-16.