Jacob Burnet
U.S. Congressperson
1770 – 1853
Who was Jacob Burnet?
Jacob Burnet was an American jurist and statesman from Ohio.
He was born in Newark, New Jersey on February 22, 1770, the son of Dr. William Burnet. He studied law, moved to the Northwest Territory and settled in Cincinnati in 1796. His half-brother David G. Burnet was the first president of the Republic of Texas.
Jacob Burnet was considered the "father of the Ohio constitution" and 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 North-western Territory" is a primary reference on the early Northwest.
Judge Burnet resided in a mansion on the northwest corner of Seventh and Elm streets in Downtown Cincinnati.
He died in Cincinnati on May 10, 1853, aged 83, and is buried in the Spring Grove Cemetery there.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1770
Newark - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Princeton University
- Lived in
- Newark
- Cincinnati
- Died
- May 10, 1853
Cincinnati
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on July 23, 2013
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