David G. Burnet
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David G. Burnet was an early political leader of the Republic of Texas who served as its interim president and later held other high offices in the fledgling Texan government.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| David Gouverneur Burnet | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
President of the Republic of Texas
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Vice President of the Republic of Texas ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthName |
David G. Burnet
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
David Gouverneur Burnet
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| burialPlace | Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Texas ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Republic of Texas
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1788-04-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1870-12-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Scottish descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Burnet ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Serving as interim president of the Republic of Texas in 1836
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Signing the Treaties of Velasco with Antonio López de Santa Anna ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
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Texian ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Election as interim president by the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
President of the Republic of Texas
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surface form:
Interim President of the Republic of Texas
Judge of the Republic of Texas ⓘ Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas ⓘ Senator in the Republic of Texas Senate ⓘ Vice President of the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Republic of Texas political leadership ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Galveston
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surface form:
Galveston, Texas
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| politicalEntity | Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| positionEnd | Interim President of the Republic of Texas, 1836-10-22 ⓘ |
| positionStart | Interim President of the Republic of Texas, 1836-03-17 ⓘ |
| predecessor | Office created (Interim President of the Republic of Texas) ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Texas ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Galveston
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surface form:
Galveston, Texas
San Felipe de Austin ⓘ |
| servedAs |
Interim President during the Texas Revolution
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Vice President under President Mirabeau B. Lamar ⓘ |
| signed | Treaties of Velasco ⓘ |
| spouse | Hannah Estey Burnet ⓘ |
| startTime | 1836-03-17 ⓘ |
| successor | Sam Houston ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
David Gouverneur Burnet