Peter H. Burnett
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Title
Peter H. Burnett
Contributor
Mercado, Monica L.
Mullen, Lincoln
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Names
Burnett, Peter
Birth Date
1807-11-15
Birthplace
Nashville, TN
Death Date
1895-05-17
Place of death
San Francisco, CA
Sex
male
Race
white
Legal status
free
Family Relations
Burnett, Harriet Rogers (wife)
Occupation
governor
politician
lawyer
Biographical Text
Peter Hardeman Burnett, politician and first governor of the state of California (1849-1851), converted to Roman Catholicism in Oregon during June, 1846. He had been raised as a Baptist, but became a member of the Disciples of Christ in 1840. He wrote several works about his conversion and new religion.
Bibliography
Peter H. Burnett, The Path Which Led a Protestant Lawyer to the Catholic Church (New York: D. Appleton, 1860).
Peter H. Burnett, Reasons Why We Should Believe in God, Love God, and Obey God (New York: Catholic Publication Society Co, 1884).
"Peter Hardeman Burnett," in The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 3. (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908).
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Citation
“Peter H. Burnett,” The American Converts Database, accessed August 28, 2014, http://americanconverts.org/items/show/725.
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