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The Burnet Flag used from December 1836 to January 1839 as the national flag. The design was suggested by President David G. Burnet and it was the flag of the republic until it was replaced by the Lone Star Flag, and as the war flag from January 25, 1839, to December 29, 1845 [3] Naval ensign of the Texas Navy from 1836–1839 until it was replaced by the Lone Star Flag [3] The Lone Star Flag ...
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.
Flag of the Republic of West Florida (1810) The Burnet flag (co-official, 1836–1839) De Zavala Flag (co-official, 1836–1839) Naval flag of independent Republic of Texas 1836–1845. (Note: also raised at Pensacola in 1861 by Col. William H. Chase in a provisional representation of the Southern States' rebellion) Flag of Texas (1839–present)
Around the star were the letters T-E-X-A-S. This flag, along with the Burnet Flag, served as a national flag of Texas until the current state flag was officially adopted as the then national flag by the Third Congress of the Republic of Texas held in Houston on January 21, 1839 and signed into law by President Mirabeau B. Lamar on January 25, 1839.
The following are people born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of Burnet, Texas. Pages in category "People from Burnet, Texas" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
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 ...
The Burnet Flag, used from December 1836 to 1839 as the national flag of the Republic of Texas until it was replaced by the currently used "Lone Star Flag" [21] 1836–1839 The Lone Star and Stripes/Ensign of the First Texas Navy/War Ensign; it was the de facto national flag between 1835 and 1839
John Burnet "of Leyis", the fifth laird, was the first in this family to bear the distinction "of Leys" which from this time onward was applied both to the lands and to the family who held them. [20] His son, Alexander Burnet of Leys was the first 'Baron of Leys' during the reigns of James II of Scotland, James III and James IV. [21]