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Burns Polk
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Biography
Burns Polk was a state legislator in Arkansas. He represented Lee County, Arkansas in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. He was African American. His heirs received $300 from the federal government as a result of claims under the Bowman Act and Tucker Act.
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