Isaac G. Burnet
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Isaac Gouverneur Burnet was a Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
. He was born on July 7, 1784, in Newark
, Essex County, New Jersey
.
He married Keturah Wynne Gordon in 1804. They had 11 children.
Isaac G. Burnet was chosen mayor April, 1819. "Mayor Burnet was a man of more than ordinary ability and tact", as was manifest in the fact that he served the city as chief executive until 1827. In 1829 Isaac G. Burnet was again re-elected mayor, the total vote cast being 2,628. In 1827 the city was divided into five wards, and the division so continued until 1838.http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Hamilton/HamiltonChapXIV.htm
He died on March 11, 1856 in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio. His body was moved in 1856 from Presbyterian Church cemetery at 12th Street to the new Spring Grove Cemetery
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
. He was born on July 7, 1784, in Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
, Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
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He married Keturah Wynne Gordon in 1804. They had 11 children.
Isaac G. Burnet was chosen mayor April, 1819. "Mayor Burnet was a man of more than ordinary ability and tact", as was manifest in the fact that he served the city as chief executive until 1827. In 1829 Isaac G. Burnet was again re-elected mayor, the total vote cast being 2,628. In 1827 the city was divided into five wards, and the division so continued until 1838.http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Hamilton/HamiltonChapXIV.htm
He died on March 11, 1856 in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio. His body was moved in 1856 from Presbyterian Church cemetery at 12th Street to the new Spring Grove Cemetery
Spring Grove Cemetery
Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum is a nonprofit garden cemetery and arboretum located at 4521 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the second largest cemetery in the United States and is recognized as a U.S. National Historic Landmark....
in Cincinnati, Ohio.