Peter Hardeman Burnett

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Peter Hardeman Burnett was an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected civilian governor of California after it gained statehood in 1850.

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instanceOf governor
human
lawyer
politician
activeIn 19th-century American politics
authored Recollections and Opinions of an Old Pioneer
birthDate 1807-11-15
birthPlace Nashville
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1895-05-17
deathPlace San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California
electedAs civilian governor of California
ethnicity white American
familyName Burnett
givenName Peter
governorNumber 1
knownFor advocating discriminatory policies against Chinese immigrants
supporting exclusionary and racist policies toward African Americans in California
languageSpoken English
laterResidence California, United States
surface form: California
legalCareerIn California, United States
surface form: California

Missouri
migration led an overland wagon train to Oregon in 1843
name Peter Hardeman Burnett self-link
notableFor being the first elected civilian governor of California after statehood
numberOfChildren 7
occupation lawyer
politician
officeEnd 1851
officeStart 1849
partyAffiliation Democratic Party
positionHeld 1st Governor of California
Governor of California
previousResidence Missouri
Oregon Country
publicationYear 1880
religion Roman Catholicism
resignationYear 1851
resignedFrom office of Governor of California
servedAs justice of the California Supreme Court
spouse Harriet Burnett
stateGoverned California, United States
surface form: California
statehoodContext became governor soon after California was admitted as a U.S. state in 1850
supportedPolicy California exclusion laws targeting Black residents
harsh measures against Native Americans in California
termAsJusticeEnd 1858
termAsJusticeStart 1857

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Governor of California firstHolder Peter Hardeman Burnett
Peter Hardeman Burnett name Peter Hardeman Burnett self-link