Governor Peter H. Burnett

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Governor
gptkbp:advocacy State rights
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:California_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:birthDate 1807-11-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Tennessee
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mountain_View_Cemetery,_Oakland,_California
gptkbp:children Peter_Burnett_Jr.
gptkbp:civicEngagement Community leader
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkb:Leland_Stanford
James_W._Marshall
gptkbp:contributedTo State of California
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_California_culture
gptkbp:deathDate 1895-05-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Nashville
gptkbp:historicalContext Mid-19th_century_America
gptkbp:historicalImpact California's_political_landscape
gptkbp:historicalRole Founding_figure_in_California_politics
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First governor after statehood
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor Peter H. Burnett
gptkbp:image Peter_H_Burnett.jpg
gptkbp:influenceOn California_governance
gptkbp:influences California_statehood
gptkbp:knownFor California's_early_governance
gptkbp:launchDate 1849-01-05
gptkbp:legacy First governor of California
gptkbp:nationality American
White_American
gptkbp:notableWorks California's_first_governor
gptkbp:occupation Lawyer
gptkbp:office Governor_of_California
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Classical liberalism
Governor
gptkbp:politicalRole California_politics
California's_development
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_McDougal
gptkbp:profession Politician
gptkbp:publicAccess State governance
gptkbp:relatedTo California_history
gptkbp:residence gptkb:California
gptkbp:retired 1850-01-09
gptkbp:role State leader
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Ann_Burnett
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Bigler
Governor_of_California
gptkbp:termEnd 1850-01-09
gptkbp:termStart 1849-01-05
gptkbp:yearsActive 1849-1850