Willard H. Burney (July 5, 1857 – January 20, 1943) was an American politician. He served as a member of the
Nebraska Legislature.
Biography
Burney was born in
Grant County, Wisconsin
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. He was a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives as a member of the
Republican Party
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. Burney was a
Congregationalist.
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Burney married Julia A. Jones in 1880 and they had six children. Their son,
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, served as the
30th Governor of Nebraska
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.
Death
Burney died in 1943 in
Hartington, Nebraska and is interred at Hartington Cemetery.
References
External links
The Political Graveyard*
People from Grant County, Wisconsin
People from Hartington, Nebraska
Republican Party members of the Nebraska House of Representatives
1857 births
1943 deaths
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