Burnet, David Gouverneur, 1789-1870
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no06David G. Burnet's letters describing the Comanche Indians with an introduction by Ernest Wallace
David G. Burnet's letters describing the Comanche Indians with an introduction by Ernest Wallacearticle 1954
- Summary
- David Gouverneur Burnet was an early politician within the Republic of Texas, serving as the interim president of Texas in 1836, the second vice president of the Republic of Texas (1839–1841), and the secretary of state (1846) for the new state of Texas after it was annexed to the United States. Burnet was born in Newark, New Jersey, and attended law school in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a young man, he lived with a Comanche tribe for a year before he returned to Ohio. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][3]
- Unknown [2]
- Born
- 1789 [2]
- 1788-04-04 [3]
- Birth Place
- Newark [3]
- Died
- 1870 [2]
- 1870-12-05 [3]
- Death Place
- Galveston [3]
- Country
- United States [2]
- Occupation
- politician [3]
- Profession
- Politiker [2]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [3]
- American National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [3]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Wikidata
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