Daniel D. Burnes

Daniel D. Burnes
Portrait of Burnes by Charles Milton Bell, taken between February 1894 and February 1901
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Preceded byRobert P. C. Wilson
Succeeded byGeorge C. Crowther
Personal details
BornDaniel Dee Burnes
(1851-01-04)January 4, 1851
Ringgold, Missouri, US
DiedNovember 2, 1899(1899-11-02) (aged 48)
St. Joseph, Missouri, US
Resting placeMount Mora Cemetery
PartyDemocratic
RelationsJames N. Burnes (father)
Luther Martin Kennett (grandfather-in-law)
EducationSaint Louis University
Harvard Law School
Saint Louis University
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Daniel Dee Burnes (January 4, 1851 – November 2, 1899) was an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri.

Biography

Burnes was born on January 4, 1851, in Ringgold, Platte County, Missouri. He was the eldest son of politician James N. Burnes and Mary (née Skinner) Burnes. He was educated at public schools in Weston, Missouri. He later graduated from St. Louis University and the Harvard Law School, in 1873 to 1874, respectively. He studied at Heidelberg University in Germany for a time. He returned to the United States, settling in St. Joseph, Missouri, where he practiced law. He was a member of the law firm Woodson, Green & Burnes; "Woodson" was Silas Woodson, who later became Governor of Missouri.

Burnes was a Democrat. He served in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1895, representing Missouri's 4th district. He refused to run for the following election.

After serving in Congress, Burnes returned to practicing law. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias. He died on November 2, 1899, aged 48, from illness of the kidney and liver. He died at his property named "Ayr Lawn", a mile south of St. Joseph. He was buried at Mount Mora Cemetery. On May 17, 1887, he married Martha Swearingen Farrar (died 1886), the granddaughter of politician Luther Martin Kennett. They had four children together. Following his death, an inheritance case between his children ensued in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "D. D. Burnes Died Today". St. Joseph News-Press. 3 November 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  2. 1 2 "The Political Graveyard: Burnes-Kennett family of St. Joseph, Missouri". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Burnes, Daniel Dee". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
  4. ↑ "Attention Knights of Pythias". St. Joseph Gazette. 4 November 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Hon. D. D. Burnes No More". The St. Joseph Weekly Gazette. 3 November 1899. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  6. 1 2 "Decision Rendered in the Burnes Case". St. Joseph News-Press. 19 September 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  7. ↑ United States Circuit Courts of Appeals Reports: With Key-number Annotations ... V. 1-171 [1891-1919]. West. 1906. p. 360.