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David G. Burnet: 1836 1836 Burnet County; (acting) Vice-president of Texas under Lamar, U.S. Senator-Elect 1866. Sam Houston: 1836 1838 Houston; Houston County; also served as Governor and U.S. Senator, and formerly in Tennessee as Governor and U.S. Representative. Referred to as the first President of the Republic of Texas.
David Gouverneur Burnet (April 14, 1788 – December 5, 1870) was an early politician within the Republic of Texas, serving as the interim president of Texas in 1836, the second vice president of the Republic of Texas (1839–1841), and the secretary of state (1846) for the new state of Texas after it was annexed to the United States.
Burnet County (/ ˈ b ɜːr n ɪ t / BUR-nit) is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 49,130. [1] [2] Its county seat is Burnet. [3] The county was founded in 1852 and later organized in 1854. [4] It is named for David Gouverneur Burnet, the first (provisional) president ...
Burnet (/ ˈ b ɜːr n ɪ t / BUR-nit) is a city in and the county seat of Burnet County, Texas, United States. [4] Its population was 6,436 at the 2020 census. [5]Both the city and the county were named for David Gouverneur Burnet, the first (provisional) president of the Republic of Texas.
In preparation for anticipated statehood, the Texas gubernatorial election, 1845, elected Henderson as its first governor. He took office on February 19, 1846. He took office on February 19, 1846. When the Mexican–American War broke out in April of that year, Henderson took a leave of absence as governor to command a Texas volunteer cavalry ...
BURNET, Texas (KXAN) — Burnet County Judge James Oakley has resigned. It comes after years marred by legal troubles and sexual harassment claims against him. Oakley would have normally been at ...
The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness.
Burnet County: 053: Burnet: 1852: Bell County, Travis County and Williamson County: David Gouverneur Burnet, the first president of the Republic of Texas (1836) 53,991: 995 sq mi (2,577 km 2) Caldwell County: 055: Lockhart: 1848: Bastrop County and Gonzales County: Matthew Caldwell, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier ...