| Ransom Burnell | |
| Office: | 14th President pro tempore of the California State Senate |
| Term: | 1865 |
| Predecessor: | Addison M. Crane |
| Successor: | S. P. Wright |
| Office1: | Member of the California State Senate from the 14th district |
| Term1: | 1861–1865 |
| Office2: | 12th Speaker of the California State Assembly |
| Term2: | January 1861 – May 1861 |
| Predecessor2: | Phillip Moore |
| Successor2: | George Barstow |
| Office3: | Member of the California State Assembly from the 19th district |
| Term3: | January 1861 – December 1861 |
| Birth Name: | Ransom Burnell |
| Birth Date: | 1821 |
| Birth Place: | Sinclairville, New York, U.S. |
| Death Date: | February 13, 1880 (age 58-59) |
| Death Place: | Napa, California, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic Unionist |
Ransom Burnell (1821–1880) was a politician from California who served in the California State Assembly and California State Senate, and as President pro tempore of the State Senate and as Speaker of the Assembly, being one of only three people to hold both offices, along with James T. Farley and Toni Atkins.[1] Burnell was elected speaker as a compromise candidate after the State Assembly took 10 days and 109 ballots to elect a speaker.[2]
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