As anti-suffragists had been fighting and preparing for this moment over the summer, they became very enraged when they discovered the news of Burn's decision. Contrary to popular belief, Burn was not chased out the Capitol by an angry mob of Antisuffragists. But, the Antisuffrage forces accused him of bribery and a grand jury was called to investigate the accusations. Burn narrowly won reelection to a second term in the house after a grueling campaign back home in McMinn County. Burn held public office for much of his adult life, including positions in the State House of Representatives, 1918–1922; State Senate, 1948–1952; state planning commission, 1952–1970; and as delegate for Roane County to the Tennessee Constitutional Conventions of 1953, 1959, 1965 and 1971. Burn ran unsuccessfully for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1930. In 1923, Burn was admitted to the Tennessee Bar and practiced law in Rockwood and Sweetwater. In 1951, he became President of the First National Bank in Rockwood. He was briefly married to Mildred Rebecca Tarwater from 1933 to 1935. He married Ellen Folsom Cottrell (1908-1998) in 1937. The couple had one child, Harry T. Burn, Jr. (1937-2016). Burn was a member of several civic and fraternal organizations, including the National Society Sons of the American Revolution, serving as President-General for the 1964-1965 term. Burn died at his home in Niota. On February 19th 1977  Burn is portrayed by Peter Berinato in the 2004 film "Iron Jawed Angels". "Winter Wheat", a musical about the ratification of the 19th Amendment in Tennessee, premiered in 2016 after its original version had a limited run in 2014. The play will be performed again in 2020. Harry Burn, his mother Febb, and his younger brother Jack, are major characters. Burn's great-grandnephew, Tyler L. Boyd, is the author of a comprehensive biography of Burn. Titled "Tennessee Statesman Harry T. Burn: Woman Suffrage, Free Elections, and a Life of Service"," the book published on August 5, 2019.