John Burnett may refer to:
Law
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John Burnett (advocate)
John Burnett or John Burnet FRSE (1763 – 8 December 1810) was a Scottish advocate, judge and legal scholar.
Life
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He was the son of William Burnett of Monboddo, an advocate in Aberdeen, where he was born in 1763.
He was admitted advocate ...
(c. 1764–1810), Scottish advocate and judge
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John Burnett (judge) (1831–1890), American judge on the Oregon Supreme Court
Politics
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John Burnett (colonial secretary) (1781–1860), colonial secretary of Van Diemens Land
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John Burnett (trade unionist) (1842–1914), British trade unionist and civil servant
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John George Burnett (1876–1962), British politician, Member of Parliament
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John Burnett, Baron Burnett (born 1945), British politician, Member of Parliament
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John L. Burnett
John Lawson Burnett (January 20, 1854 – May 13, 1919) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Life
Born in Cedar Bluff, Alabama, Burnett attended the common schools of the county, Wesleyan Institute, C ...
(1854–1919), U.S. Representative from Alabama
Sports
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John Burnett (cricketer) (1840–1878), English cricketer
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Johnny Burnett (baseball) (1904–1957), American baseball player
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John Burnett (footballer) (born 1939), English association (soccer) footballer
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John Burnett (rugby league)
John Burnett (1935 – 29 December 2022) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax as a .
Background
John Burnett was ...
(1935–2022), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s
Other
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John Burnett (merchant)
John Burnett (1729–1784) was a Scottish merchant and founder of the Burnett prize.
Biography
Burnett was the son of an Aberdeen merchant, who belonged to the Scottish Episcopal Church. He entered business in 1750, his father having failed shor ...
(1729–1784), Aberdeen merchant
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John Napier Burnett (1899–1989), Canadian educator
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John Harrison Burnett
Sir John Harrison Burnett (21 January 1922 – 22 July 2007) was a British botanist and mycologist, who served as the principal and vice chancellor of Edinburgh University from 1979 to 1987.
Early life and education
Burnett was born in Ripon, ...
(1922–2007), British botanist and mycologist
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John Burnett (historian) (1925–2006), English social historian
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John Burnett (priest)
John Burnett was an Anglican priest in the second half of the twentieth century.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82'', p. 908, London: Oxford University Press, 1980
Scott was educated at the Australian College of Theology and ordained a ...
(fl. 1955–1969), Australian Anglican priest
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John F. Burnett, American film editor
See also
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John Burnet (disambiguation)
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Johnny Burnette (1934–1964), musician
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