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Burnet family of Newark, New Jersey

Note: This is just one of 1,164 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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  William Burnet (1730-1791) — of New Jersey. Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union County), N.J., December 13, 1730. Physician; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1780; county judge in New Jersey, 1785. Died in Newark, Essex County, N.J., October 7, 1791 (age 60 years, 298 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Newark, N.J.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Camp and Gertrude (Gouverneur) Rutgers; father of Jacob Burnet and David Gouverneur Burnet.
  Political family: Burnet family of Newark, New Jersey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Jacob Burnet (1770-1853) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., February 22, 1770. Whig. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1814-15; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1821-28; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1828-31; delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio, 1839 (Convention Vice-President; member, Balloting Committee; member, Committee to Notify Nominees; speaker). Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, May 10, 1853 (age 83 years, 77 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William Burnet; half-brother of David Gouverneur Burnet.
  Political family: Burnet family of Newark, New Jersey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870) — also known as David G. Burnet — of Texas. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., April 14, 1788. U.S. Consul in Galveston, 1832-35; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Liberty, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Liberty, 1835; President of the Texas Republic, 1836; Vice President of the Texas Republic, 1838-41; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1839, 1839-40. Member, Freemasons. Died December 5, 1870 (age 82 years, 235 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment to unknown location.
  Relatives: Son of William Burnet; half-brother of Jacob Burnet.
  Political family: Burnet family of Newark, New Jersey.
  Burnet County, Tex. is named for him.
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