John F. Burrow

John Fleet Burrow was born on November 6, 1885, in Prentiss, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of John Alexander Burrow and Margaret (Odom) Burrow.[1][2] He was of English and Scottish descent.[1] Burrow attended the public schools of Lawrence County, Mississippi and attended Mississippi College from 1901 to 1904.[1] He then was a principal of high schools in several Mississippi towns.[1] After matriculating in 1907, he graduated from the University of Lebanon in 1908 with a B. Ph. degree.[1] He attended the University of Tennessee from 1909 to 1910, and studied law at Millsaps College from 1911 to 1912.[1][2] He graduated from Millsaps with an L. L. B. degree.[1] He then moved to Ruleville, Mississippi, to begin his legal practice.[1]

From 1907 to 1911, Burrow was the secretary of the Democratic Committee of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi.[1] He was a delegate to the 1908 Democratic National Committee in Denver, Colorado.[1][2] Burrow was elected to represent Jefferson Davis County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives in November 1911 for the 1912–1916 term.[1][2] In 1915, he was elected to be the floater representative of the 29th District in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916–1920 term.[1]