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4 unusual facts about Edward Burnett


Boston Terrier

The Boston Terrier breed originated around 1870, when Robert C. Hooper of Boston, purchased a dog Judge from Edward Burnett known later as Hooper's Judge, who was of a Bull and Terrier type lineage.

Edward Burnett

Edward Burnett (March 16, 1849 – November 5, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

He was among the breeders who were originators of the Boston Terrier.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first Congress.



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