Harry Thomas Burn 1895-1977

Harry Thomas Burn 1895-1977 is a Tennessee historical marker in in Niota, McMinn County.

McMinn Co, Hwy 11, in Niota

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A native of Niota, Harry T. Burn held public office for much of his adult life; State House of Representatives, 1919-23; State Senate 1949-53; State Planning Commission 1952-58; delegate of Roane County to the Constitutional Conventions of 1953, 1959, 1965. However, he is best remembered for an action he took during his first term in the legislature. On August 18, 1920, he changed his vote to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and it became law, giving women the right to vote.

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1887 · Kingston, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1891 · Kingston, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1893 · Kingston, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1895 · Gen. map VII. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1924 · Tennessee. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Harry Thomas Burn 1895-1977

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