1825 - 1866
Henry Cornelius Burnett American Attorney
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| First Name |
Henry
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| Middle Name |
Cornelius
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| Last Name |
Burnett
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| Birthday |
5th October, 1825
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| Birthplace |
Essex County, Virginia
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| Died |
28th September, 1866
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| Place of Death |
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Attorney
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Henry Cornelius Burnett (October 25, 1825 – October 1, 1866) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from Kentucky from 1862 to 1865. From 1855 to 1861, Burnett served four terms in the United States House of Representatives. A lawyer by profession, Burnett had held only one public office—circuit court clerk—before being elected to Congress. He represented Kentucky's 1st congressional district immediately prior to the Civil War. This district contained the entire Jackson Purchase region of the state, which was more sympathetic to the Confederate cause than any other area of Kentucky. Burnett promised the voters of his district that he would have President Abraham Lincoln arraigned for treason. Unionist newspaper editor George D. Prentice described Burnett as "a big, burly, loud-mouthed fellow who is forever raising points of order and objections, to embarrass the Republicans in the House".
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