Burns, J. H. 
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 House  1901-04  (District 5)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Republican
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Fillmore
                            
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                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
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                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Lanesboro
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Printer/Railroad Man/Lawyer/Founder; Urbana Messenger, Urbana, Illinois
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Northern Indiana Law School; Law Degree; 
                                
                             
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                                    Single
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                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He came to Minnesota in 1884.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/4/1902
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Lanesboro
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/5/1903 to 1/1/1905
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/6/1903
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Fillmore
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Printer/Railroad Man/Lawyer/Founder; Urbana Messenger, Urbana, Illinois
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
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                                                Education
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                General Legislation (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Printing
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                State Prison and Reformatory
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Taxes and Tax Law
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Taxes and Tax Laws
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/6/1900
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Lanesboro
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/7/1901 to 1/4/1903
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/8/1901
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Fillmore
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Printer/Railroad Man/Lawyer/Founder; Urbana Messenger, Urbana, Illinois
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Education (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Grain and Warehouse
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Public Health, Dairy and Food Products
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Taxes and Tax Laws
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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