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David G. Burnet

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Early politician within the Republic of Texas (1788-1870)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1788 to 1870 · aged 82
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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.

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Burnet served as vice president under Mirabeau B. Lamar.Burnet served as vice president under Mirabeau B. Lamar.

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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 two years before he returned to Ohio.

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United States
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Politician
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Lived 1788 to 1870 · aged 82
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