biography
| name: |
Burnett, Peter (Hardeman)
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pronunciation:
[bernet]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1807–95)
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| biography:
| Public official, born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He went to Oregon (1843) and later led a group of goldseekers to California (1848), where he briefly served as John A Sutter's attorney. He was the first governor of California (1849–51) and president of the Pacific Bank in San Francisco. |
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