Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky, by H. Levin, editor, 1897. Published
by Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago.  Reprinted by Southern Historical
Press.  p. 61.  Madison County.

ANTHONY ROLLINS BURNAM, who in January, 1897, became a member of the
court of appeals, is a representative of one of the Kentucky pioneer
families that was prominent in the founding of the commonwealth.  He was
born in Richmond, October 10, 1846, and is a son of Hon. Curtis F.
Burnam, now the oldest as well as one of the most distinguished and
honored members of the Madison county bar.  On the paternal side he is
connected with the prominent families of Burnam and Weed, many of whose
members, in Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri, have high and honorable
positions.  On the maternal side the Judge is connected with the Rollins,
Rodes and other families of equal note.
     Judge Burnam spent his boyhood days in his parents' home, and his
early educational privileges were supplemented by a course of study in
Greencastle, Indiana.  Choosing the legal profession as the field of his
life work he studied law, and in March, 1869, after his admission to the
bar, began practice in his native city.  In all departments of the law
and in all the courts of the state, he has shown himself especially
proficient.  His legal knowledge is comprehensive and accurate, his
reasoning is logical, his arguments forceful and convincing.  Success in
no profession depends so entirely upon merit as it does in the law, and
the high abilities of Mr. Burnam are indicated by his eminent position at
the Kentucky bar.  When he began practice he entered into partnership
with his father, and for twenty-five years the firm was connected with
every important civil or criminal cause tried in their district.
     Judge Burnam gives his political support to the Republican party.
He was elected and served as mayor of Richmond and administered the
affairs of the city government in a most satisfactory manner.  He was
appointed by President Benjamin Harrison collector of internal revenue
for the eighth district of Kentucky, and in November, 1896, was elected
a member of the Kentucky court of appeals, his opponent being Judge
William S. Pryor, one of the most prominent lawyers of the state, who
for twenty-five years had been upon the bench of Kentucky's highest court.
     Judge Burnam is a man of resourceful ability, and in addition to
his law practice he has long administered the affairs of the Madison
National Bank of Richmond, of which he is president.  He is also a member
of the board of trustees of the Madison Female Academy.  His real-estate
holdings in Madison county are extensive, and he is largely and
successfully interested in the breeding of fine trotting stock.
     In November, 1874, Judge Burnam was united in marriage to Miss
Margaret Summers, of Quincy, Illinois, and they now have eight children,
five sons and three daughters.  No man in the community stands higher in
the estimation of the public than Judge Burnam.  He has been identified
with all the movements looking to the advancement of the general welfare,
and is especially the patron of charitable, educational and benevolent
institutions.  The prestige of his past career and the ability he has
shown at the bar give basis for the popular prophecy that he is one of
the coming jurists of eminence.

Burnam Weed Pryor Summers Rollins Rodes
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Quincy-Adams-IL IN VA MO

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