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    Peter Hardeman Burnett (November 15, 1807 – May 17, 1895) was an American politician who served as the first elected Governor of California from December...
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    Sobel 1978, p. 101. "Peter Hardeman Burnett". National Governors Association. January 3, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2023. "Peter Burnett". California State...
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  • the $2,500 gift from McPherson. On February 15, 1850, Governor Peter Hardeman Burnett (a Democrat elected the state's inaugural governor on November 13...
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    succeed to the governorship following the early resignation of Peter Hardeman Burnett. As Governor, McDougal presided over the creation of the Mariposa...
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    the California Republic U.S. military governor Inaugural holder Peter Hardeman Burnett Formation December 20, 1849 Deputy Lieutenant Governor of California...
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    elect the first governor of California. Peter Hardeman Burnett won in a five-way race. Peter Hardeman Burnett had only arrived in California a year prior...
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  • incident, the Oregon Provisional Legislature suspended its rules to allow Peter Burnett to propose a bill "for the prevention of slavery" without reference...
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    Under its new American administration, California's first governor Peter Hardeman Burnett instituted policies that have been described as a state-sanctioned...
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    they began building the St. Ignatius Outdoor Mausoleum Complex. Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807–1895), judge, the first elected governor of California, serving...
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    by the United States Navy and renamed USS P.H. Burnett (IX-104). Her namesake was Peter Hardeman Burnett, an American Governor from 1849 to 1851. The ship...
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    December 20, 1849 Preceded by Persifor Frazer Smith Succeeded by Peter Hardeman Burnett Personal details Born (1787-11-27)November 27, 1787 St. Mary's County...
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  • Supreme Court of Ohio John Burnett (judge) (1831–1901), associate justice of the Oregon Supreme Court Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807–1895), associate justice...
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  • in mining. On December 20, 1849, Peter Hardeman Burnett became the first Governor of the state of California. Burnett was a proponent of the state's exclusionary...
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    Monterey and the establishment of civilian rule with the election of Peter Hardeman Burnett as the first Governor of California. Soon after, California was...
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  • their practice of digging up roots to eat. California governor Peter Hardeman Burnett predicted in 1851: "That a war of extermination will continue to...
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  • original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010. Specific "Peter Hardeman Burnett". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 6, 2015. "Governor...
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  • English radio disc jockey Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807–1895), first civilian American Governor of California Richard Burnett, Canadian writer, editor,...
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    Harriet Burnett (née Rogers; February 23, 1812 - September 19, 1879) was the inaugural First Lady of California, wife of Peter Hardeman Burnett, governor...
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    is close to 50% Filipino Americans. Former California governor Peter Hardeman Burnett's house was also on the premises, on what was then called Burnet...
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    Jose, California. The first American governor of California was Peter Hardeman Burnett, who was inaugurated as the first civilian governor prior to statehood...
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    Bennet C. Riley shortly after his arrival. Upon the election of Peter Hardeman Burnett as the first Governor of California, Ryland became his private secretary...
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    Jennifer Siebel Newsom". California Governor. Retrieved 12 September 2021. Burnett, Peter H. (1880). Recollections and opinions of an old pioneer. D. Appleton...
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    should adopt common law, civil law, or a hybrid of both. Governor Peter Hardeman Burnett touched off the debate by recommending to California's first state...
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    upheaval associated with European immigration into California. Peter Hardeman Burnett, the state's first governor, was an open advocate of exterminating...
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    catchers and slaveholders who came looking for runaways. Governor Peter Hardeman Burnett was such a southerner who wanted to eliminate all blacks from the...
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  • (February 20), to become Vice President of the United States. 1851 – Peter Hardeman Burnett, Governor of California (January 9) 1852 – William R. King, United...
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    outskirts. These raids were state-sanctioned by Anglo-American Governor Peter Hardeman Burnett, who stated "that a war of extermination will continue to be waged...
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    Legislature and signed into law by the 1st Governor of California, Peter Hardeman Burnett. The legislation led to the forced labor of many Native Americans...
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  • U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House 1849 Peter Hardeman Burnett (D) John McDougal (D) Edward J. C. Kewen (D) William Van Voohies...
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  • Arkansas: John Selden Roane (Democratic) Governor of California: Peter Hardeman Burnett (Democratic) (starting September 9) Governor of Connecticut: Joseph...
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