Henry Cornelius Burnett
Born: October 5, 1825
Birthplace: Essex County, Virginia
Father: Dr. Isaac Burnett 1801 – 1865
Mother: Martha F. Garrett
Wife: Mary Amanda Terry 1830 – 1925
(Buried: East End Cemetery, Cadiz, Kentucky)
Children:
Henry Judge Burnett 1844 – 1921
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)
Terry Burnett 1851 – 1851
(Buried: East End Cemetery, Cadiz, Kentucky)
Mary Burnett Pace 1862 – 1945
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
1847 – 1851: Attorney in Cadiz, Kentucky
1851 – 1853: Clerk for Trigg County Kentucky Circuit Court
1855 – 1861: United States Congressman from Kentucky
1855 – 1857: Member House Post Office Expenditures Committee
1857 – 1861: Member of House District of Columbia Committee
Civil War Career:
1861: Expelled from United States Congress on December 3rd.
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 8th Kentucky Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Kentucky Delegate Confederate Provisional Congress
1862: Resigned as Colonel on February 3rd.
1862 – 1865: Confederate States Senator from Kentucky
1862 – 1864: Member of Senate Claims Committee
1862: Member of Senate Commerce Committee
1862: Member of Senate Judiciary Committee
1862: Chairman of Senate Pay and Mileage Committee
1862: Chairman of Join Congressional Buildings Committee
1862: Temporary member of Senate Naval Affairs Committee
1863 – 1865: Member of Senate Military Affairs Committee
1864 – 1865: Chairman of Senate Claims Committee
1864: Temporary member of Senate Engrossment Committee
His main interest was in army matters.
He worked to create bands of partisan rangers to assist in reclaiming Kentucky.
He recommended drafting all men capable of bearing arms and putting in the field all noncombatants and replacing them with older and disabled men.
He was known to have been a friend of President Davis and supported Davis's program enthusiastically.
The only exception to his loyalty to President Davis was the sponsorship of a bill exempting everyone exempted by state law.
One of only three members of Kentucky delegation to serve in all three congresses.
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1866: Attorney in Cadiz, Kentucky
1865 – 1866: Worked to restore Kentucky to Democratic control
Died: October 1, 1866
Place of Death: Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Cause of Death: Cholera
Age at time of Death: 40 years old
Burial Place: East End Cemetery, Cadiz, Kentucky
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