h^A licid many executive posiUons in 

 that pai-tv. He was a delegate to several 

 Democratic national conventions. ^ 



He was born In Soutliboro. April 23, 

 X868, and his father was Joseph Burnett 

 the founder ot St. Mark's School, of 

 which the son, John T. Burnett, as- 

 sumed the treasurershlp upon the death 

 of the latter'B brother, Joseph Burnett, 

 who died a few years ago. Mr. Burnett 

 prepared for college at St. Mark's School 

 aha entering Harvard he received ma 

 4.. B. in IStio, .^nd dui-ing his undergi-ad- 

 uato days he wa.s active in baseball ana 

 was maViLigor of tlie ttvam. " ' 



During the lii>^t Ckn-cland administra- 

 tion he was as.'^istant poslma.ster of Bos- 

 ton and was promoted to postmaster on 

 , the death of Colonel Coveney, who died 

 ; in office. 



Besides his widow, the form»r Phyllis 

 Abbott ot New York, he Is survived by 

 a daughter, Miss Frances Burnett, and 

 Joseph Burnett, a student at St. Mark a 

 School. He is also survived by two 

 brothers, Robert M. Burnett of South- 

 boro, and Rev. Waldo Burnett of Eng- 

 land; nve sisters, Mrs. Georste Peabod>- 

 Gardner of Boston, Mrs. Charles A. 

 Kidder ot Boston, Mrs. Charles T' . 

 Choate of Southboro, Mrs EW^^Bishop 

 of Pasadena, Calif., and Miss Ruth Bu.- 

 nett who is the Reverend Mother Supe- 

 rior of the sacred Heart Convent at 

 Noroton, Conn. , ^u. 



In addition to bein^ president of tha 

 Joseph Burnett Company, a business 

 1 founded by his father, he w^ ^"^^V^J" 

 the board of trustees of St. Mark a 

 school, treasurer of the Massaotyjsetts 

 Bondlni; & Insurance Company, a "ll^-f "J" 

 of the Web.ster and Atlas Nationa Bank, 

 a trustee of Un- North I'.nd ^^^^^ 

 H-itik n dirrrtor of the People's National 

 Bank of "laiihoro and a former director 

 of tlH> I'i d ral Tru.'it Company. He also 

 served on the board of selectmen of 



^°'^^'":::s a member of the Harvard 

 Club in this city and New^ York the 

 Somerset Club, Exchange Club and Union 

 Club. HiB hobby was farming and he 



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