Willard H. Burney (July 5, 1857 – January 20, 1943) was an American politician. He served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature. Biography Burney was born in Grant County, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party. Burney was a Congregationalist. Burney married Julia A. Jones in 1880 and they had six children. Their son, Dwight, served as the 30th Governor of Nebraska. Death Burney died in 1943 in Hartington, Nebraska and is interred at Hartington Cemetery. References External links The Political Graveyard People from Grant County, Wisconsin People from Hartington, Nebraska Republican Party members of the Nebraska House of Representatives 1857 births 1943 deaths