Peter Hardeman Burnett (November 15, 1807–May 17, 1895) was California's first Governor, serving from December 29, 1849 to January 9, 1851. He had previously served (during December 1849) as California's territorial and military governor. Image File history File links Peter_Burnett. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 km² (3rd) - Land 404,298 km² - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis with President George W. Bush (2003) Seal of the Governor of California (without the Roman numerals designating the governors sequence) See also: List of pre-statehood governors of California, List of Governors of California The Governor of California is the highest executive authority...
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Peter Hardeman Burnett was a classic figure of the American West. The man who would be elected California’s first Governor in 1849, earlier moved his family from Tennessee and Missouri to Oregon and later to California. Along the way he worked as a storekeeper, a lawyer, a politician, a farmer and a judge. As a young lawyer in Missouri, Burnett defended a group of Mormons – including Joseph Smith – who were accused of treason, arson and robbery. He died in San Francisco in 1895. The Nashville skyline Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... Daguerreotype which some experts believe to be an original 1843 photograph of Joseph Smith, Jr. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
I was anxious to aid in founding a State superior in several respects to those east of the Rocky Mountains. I therefore labored to avoid the evils of intoxication and of mixed races.
Preceded by: Pre-statehood governors of California
Santa Rosa, CA len Owen Burnett was among the first wave of Gospel preachers coming over the Oregon Trail, although the first saints arrived in the Great Migration of 1843.
Burnett organized the Bethel Church which flourished due largely to his strong, yet reverent and tender appeal and his scathing denunciation of sin.
Burnett chose the name "Bethel" because it was the name of the last church he had served in Missouri, a town north of Jefferson City, Missouri on State Route 15.
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