Famous People with Name Burnet

Burnet James            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Burnet James: was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler who played for Gloucestershire. James made three first-class appearances for the team during the 1914 season, scoring an innings-best 10 runs on his debut against Warwickshire

Burnet Rhett Maybank            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burnet Rhett Maybank: was a U.S. Senator, the 99th Governor of South Carolina, and Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. Maybank was the direct descendant of six former South Carolinian governors. He was the first governor from Charleston since the Civil War. His son Burnet May

Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield: was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, father of Robert Bruce Chiperfield. He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1903 to 1913. He was secretary and trustee of the Western Illinois State Normal School (now Western Illinois Uni

Jacob Burnet            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jacob Burnet: was an American jurist and statesman from Ohio. 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.

David Gouverneur Burnet            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Gouverneur Burnet: was an early politician within the Republic of Texas, serving as interim President of Texas (1836 and again in 1841), second Vice President of the Republic of Texas (1839–41), and Secretary of State (1846) for the new state of Texas after it was annexed t