John K. Burnham, filling the position of county treasurer of Bighorn county and making his home in Basin, is a native of the neighboring state of Utah, his birth having there occurred March 3, 1878. His parents were Charles C. and Hannah (Vawdry) Burnham, the latter a native of England, while the former was born in Illinois. In 1850 the father came to the west settling in Utah after crossing the plains with ox teams. The mother walked from the Missouri river to Salt Lake City in the early '60^s, and they became pioneer settlers of that locality, where they were married. To Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Burnham were born seven children, six of whom are now living. The mother passed away in April, 1917, but the father still survives and now makes his home in Lovell. Wyoming.
    John K. Burnham was reared and educated in Utah, where he attended the common schools and also the State University. In 1898 he removed to Arizona, where he resided for three years, and in 1901 he came to Wyoming. taking up his abode in Bighorn county. He spent three years in the United States navy department, after which he returned to Wyoming, and he is now actively identified with official interests in Bighorn county and also with agricultural interests.
    His political endorsement has always been given to the republican party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise and in 1914 he was elected upon its ticket to the office of county treasurer, in which he made so creditable a record that he is now serving for the second term. He has also been town treasurer of Lovell, Wyoming, and he is the owner of one hundred acres of valuable irrigated land near that place. He is leading a busy and useful life and his activities have made him one of the valued and representative residents of his section of the state. Aside from acting as county treasurer he is also doing work as an auditor at various points in Wyoming.