David Gouverneur Burnet
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David Gouverneur Burnet was an early Texas political leader who served as the interim president of the Republic of Texas during its struggle for independence from Mexico.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Gouverneur Burnet canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of the Republic of Texas
ⓘ
person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1788-04-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Republic of Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1870-12-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Galveston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | privately educated in New Jersey ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of Scottish descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Burnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Burnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Republic of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredIn |
Burnet County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Burnet, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | provisional government of the Republic of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryInvolvement | supported Texian forces during the Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| mother | Gertrude Gouverneur Burnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gouverneur Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | serving as the first interim president of the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of the ad interim government of Texas in 1836 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1836-10-22 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1836-03-16 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Texas Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-independence for Texas ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senator in the Republic of Texas Senate ⓘ Vice President of the Republic of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ interim President of the Republic of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | office created (President of the Republic of Texas) ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence |
Galveston, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Felipe de Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | interim head of state of Texas during the Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| servedUnder | provisional government of Texas ⓘ |
| signed | Treaties of Velasco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Hannah Estey Burnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Sam Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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