Thomas P. Burnett

Thomas Pendleton Burnett (September 3, 1800 – November 5, 1846) was a United States politician in the Wisconsin Territory.

Biography

Burnett was born to John and Judith Burnett on September 3, 1800 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He would pursue a career as a lawyer, and would be present for the surrender of Black Hawk, and the end of the Black Hawk War. On December 29, 1836, Burnett married Lucia Maria Brunson. In 1835 he would serve as president of the seventh Michigan Territorial Council (the Rump Council). In 1838, Burnett ran for Wisconsin Territorial Congressional Delegate and lost. He then was appointed reporter of the Wisconsin Territorial Supreme Court. In 1845-1846, Burnett served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature. He then served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846. Burnett died of typhoid fever on November 5, 1846 in Grant County, Wisconsin.[1][2] Burnett County, Wisconsin is named after him.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Wisconsin Historical Society-Thomas P. Burnett
  2. ↑ 'The Convention of 1846,' Milo Milton Quaife, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1919, 'Organization of the Legislature,' In Memorial-Thomas P. Burnett, pg. 439-443; Biographical Sketch of Thomas P. Burnett, pg. 763-764
  3. ↑ Database