Parents: Jesse Montreville Lafayette and Henrietta Sarah (Cody) Burnett. Husband of Susan Elizabeth (Susong) Burnett. Married: October 06, 1914 in Seclusion Bend in Bridgeport, Tennessee.
He was born on the Pleasant Ridge Plantation in Henry County, AL.
Biographical Notes:
Date Event
1864, Nov. 29 Born, Henry County, Ala.
1888 A.B., Carson (now Carson-Newman) College, Jefferson City, Tenn.
1890 A.B., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1890-1894 Taught mathematics, Greek, and modern languages, Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tenn.
1894-1899 Instructor, Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1895 A.M., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1897 Ph.D., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1899-1900 Taught English, Bethel College, Russellville, Ky.
1900-1905 Professor of history, Mercer University, Macon, Ga.
1905-1907 Assistant treasurer, Swann-Day Lumber Co., Clay City, Ky.
1907-1936 Historian, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C.
1914 Married Susan Elizabeth Susong
1921-1936 Edited Letters of Members of the Continental Congress, 8 vols. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1921-1936
1938 Awarded Litt. D., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1943 Awarded Loubat Prize for The Continental Congress. New York: Macmillan Co., 1941
1949, Jan. 10 Died, Washington, D.C.
He was born on the Pleasant Ridge Plantation in Henry County, AL.
Biographical Notes:
Date Event
1864, Nov. 29 Born, Henry County, Ala.
1888 A.B., Carson (now Carson-Newman) College, Jefferson City, Tenn.
1890 A.B., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1890-1894 Taught mathematics, Greek, and modern languages, Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tenn.
1894-1899 Instructor, Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1895 A.M., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1897 Ph.D., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1899-1900 Taught English, Bethel College, Russellville, Ky.
1900-1905 Professor of history, Mercer University, Macon, Ga.
1905-1907 Assistant treasurer, Swann-Day Lumber Co., Clay City, Ky.
1907-1936 Historian, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C.
1914 Married Susan Elizabeth Susong
1921-1936 Edited Letters of Members of the Continental Congress, 8 vols. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1921-1936
1938 Awarded Litt. D., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1943 Awarded Loubat Prize for The Continental Congress. New York: Macmillan Co., 1941
1949, Jan. 10 Died, Washington, D.C.
Parents: Jesse Montreville Lafayette and Henrietta Sarah (Cody) Burnett. Husband of Susan Elizabeth (Susong) Burnett. Married: October 06, 1914 in Seclusion Bend in Bridgeport, Tennessee.
He was born on the Pleasant Ridge Plantation in Henry County, AL.
Biographical Notes:
Date Event
1864, Nov. 29 Born, Henry County, Ala.
1888 A.B., Carson (now Carson-Newman) College, Jefferson City, Tenn.
1890 A.B., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1890-1894 Taught mathematics, Greek, and modern languages, Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tenn.
1894-1899 Instructor, Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1895 A.M., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1897 Ph.D., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1899-1900 Taught English, Bethel College, Russellville, Ky.
1900-1905 Professor of history, Mercer University, Macon, Ga.
1905-1907 Assistant treasurer, Swann-Day Lumber Co., Clay City, Ky.
1907-1936 Historian, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C.
1914 Married Susan Elizabeth Susong
1921-1936 Edited Letters of Members of the Continental Congress, 8 vols. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1921-1936
1938 Awarded Litt. D., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1943 Awarded Loubat Prize for The Continental Congress. New York: Macmillan Co., 1941
1949, Jan. 10 Died, Washington, D.C.
He was born on the Pleasant Ridge Plantation in Henry County, AL.
Biographical Notes:
Date Event
1864, Nov. 29 Born, Henry County, Ala.
1888 A.B., Carson (now Carson-Newman) College, Jefferson City, Tenn.
1890 A.B., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1890-1894 Taught mathematics, Greek, and modern languages, Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tenn.
1894-1899 Instructor, Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1895 A.M., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1897 Ph.D., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1899-1900 Taught English, Bethel College, Russellville, Ky.
1900-1905 Professor of history, Mercer University, Macon, Ga.
1905-1907 Assistant treasurer, Swann-Day Lumber Co., Clay City, Ky.
1907-1936 Historian, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C.
1914 Married Susan Elizabeth Susong
1921-1936 Edited Letters of Members of the Continental Congress, 8 vols. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1921-1936
1938 Awarded Litt. D., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
1943 Awarded Loubat Prize for The Continental Congress. New York: Macmillan Co., 1941
1949, Jan. 10 Died, Washington, D.C.
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