David Burnet Death Cause and Date

David Burnet's Death

Born (Birthday) April 14, 1788

Death Date December 5, 1870

Age of Death 82 years

Cause of Death Old Age

Profession Politician

The politician David Burnet died at the age of 82. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Remembered for governing the Republic of Texas during the 1830s and ’40s, he served as interim President, Vice President, and Secretary of State of United States-annexed Texas.

The son of Gertrude Gouverneur Rutgers and Continental Congress member Dr. William Burnet, he spent his early years in Newark, New Jersey. His marriage to Hannah Burnet resulted in a Confederate soldier son named William Estey Burnet.