William Burnet (1730–1791)
- William Burnet (1730–1791)
William Butt (b. December 13 1730, Elizabeth, New Jersey - d. October 7 1791, Newark, New Jersey) was an American political leader and physician from New Jersey. He served in the Continental Army and the Continental Congress.
Burnet graduated from Princeton University in 1749, studied medicine in New York City, and started his practice in Newark. He was a member of Newark's Committee of Safety in 1775 before he joined the Continental Army as a surgeon. He opened a hospital in Newark for wounded soldiers, and ran it throughout the Revolution. He was appointed Surgeon General for the Eastern Region in 1776, and also held that position until the war ended in 1783.
Burnet was elected to the Continental Congress in 1780 and served from December 11, 1780 until his resignation on April 1, 1781, when he was forced to leave this service by the press of other duties and his wife's illness. Later that year he began serving as a judge in Essex County. He also led the New Jersey Medical Society in 1787. He died in Newark on October 7 1791, aged 60, and was interred in that city's First Presbyterian Church Cemetery. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001118 William Burnet] , Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 23, 2007.]
He married Mary Comp (1731-1781) and raised a large and successful family. Among his sons Jacob Burnet was later a United States Senator from Ohio, while Ichabod and William Jr. followed their father as Doctors. His grandson (through William Jr.), David G. Burnet, played a prominent role in Texas struggle for independence.
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* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burket-burnet.html#RCE0WZZ6N William Burnet] at The Political Graveyard
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