Bert J. Barnett
American politician (1884–1949)
Bert Jefferson Barnett (April 30, 1884 – March 17, 1949) was an American politician. He was the 31st State Auditor of Mississippi from 1944 to 1948 and represented Leake County for a term in the Mississippi State Senate.
Early life
Bert Jefferson Barnett was born on April 30, 1884, in Standing Pine, Mississippi. He was the son of Confederate veteran John William Bennett and his wife Virginia "Jennie" Chadwick (died 1933). His siblings included future Governor Ross Barnett (1898-1987), Horace Chadwick Barnett (c. 1882 - 1937), John W. Barnett (June 1, 1893 - June 17, 1971), Dr. F. J. Barnett (c. 1874 - 1935), Mary Barnett, Nell Barnett Brown, and Ruth Barnett Phillips. Barnett attended the public schools of Leake County. He then attended Western Kentucky State Normal College and then Mississippi Normal College.
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