Jacob Burnet
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Jacob Burnet (February 22, 1770 - May 10, 1853) was an American jurist and statesman from Ohio.
He was born in Newark, New Jersey on February 22, 1770, the son of William Burnet. He studied law, moved to the Northwest Territory and settled in Cincinnati in 1796. His brother David G. Burnett was one of the early politicians in the Republic of Texas.
Jacob Burnet was an associate justice on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1821 to 1828, and U.S. Senator from 1828 to 1831. His "Notes on the Early Settlement of the Northwest Territory" is a primary reference on the early Northwest.
He died in Cincinnati on May 10, 1853, aged 83, and is buried in the Spring Grove Cemetery there.
[edit] External links
- Jacob Burnet at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Find-a-grave Jacob Burnet
- Congressional Biography
| Political offices | ||
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| New title | Speaker of the Northwest Territory Legislative Council 1799–1802 |
Ohio statehood |
| Assembly seats | ||
| New district | Member of the Northwest Territory Legislative Council from Hamilton County 1799–1802 Served alongside: James Findlay |
Ohio statehood |
| Ohio House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Peter Bell Ephraim Brown Zebulon Foster |
Representative from Hamilton County 1814–1816 Served alongside: Peter Bell, Ephraim Brown |
Succeeded by Arthur Henry Daniel Hosbrook Benjamin M. Platt |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by William Henry Harrison |
United States Senator (Class 3) from Ohio December 10, 1828 – March 3, 1831 Served alongside: Benjamin Ruggles |
Succeeded by Thomas Ewing |
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Categories: 1770 births | 1853 deaths | Jurists from Cincinnati | Members of the Ohio House of Representatives | Northwest Territory officials | Ohio Supreme Court justices | People from Newark, New Jersey | People from Cincinnati, Ohio | United States Senators from Ohio | Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati
