Henry Cornelius Burnett (October 5, 1825 – September 28, 1866) was a U.S. Representative from the state of Kentucky. A lawyer by profession, Burnett had held only one public office—circuit court clerk—before being elected to Congress. He represented Kentucky's 1st congressional district during the lead-up to the Civil War. This district contained the entire Jackson Purchase region of the state, which was more sympathetic to the Confederate cause than any other area of Kentucky.
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- Henry Cornelius Burnett (October 5, 1825 – September 28, 1866) was a U.S. Representative from the state of Kentucky. A lawyer by profession, Burnett had held only one public office—circuit court clerk—before being elected to Congress. He represented Kentucky's 1st congressional district during the lead-up to the Civil War. This district contained the entire Jackson Purchase region of the state, which was more sympathetic to the Confederate cause than any other area of Kentucky. Burnett promised the voters of his district that he would have President Abraham Lincoln arraigned for treason. Unionist newspaper editor George D. Prentice described Burnett as "a big, burly, loud-mouthed fellow who is forever raising points of order and objections, to embarrass the Republicans in the House". Besides championing the Southern cause in Congress, Burnett also worked within Kentucky to bolster the state's support of the Confederacy. He presided over a sovereignty convention in Russellville in 1861 that formed a Confederate government for the state. The delegates to this convention chose Burnett to travel to Richmond, Virginia to secure Kentucky's admission to the Confederacy. Burnett also raised a Confederate regiment at Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and briefly served in the Confederate States Army. Camp Burnett, a Confederate recruiting post located two miles west of Clinton in Hickman County, Kentucky, was named for him. Burnett's actions were deemed treasonable by his colleagues in Congress, and he was expelled from the House in 1861. He is one of only five members of the House of Representatives ever to be expelled. Following his expulsion, Burnett served in the Provisional Confederate Congress and the First and Second Confederate Senates. After the war, he was indicted for treason, but was never tried. He returned to the practice of law, but died of cholera in 1866 at the age of 40.
- Henry Cornelius Burnett war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er vertrat den Staat Kentucky im US-Repräsentantenhaus sowie während des Sezessionskrieges als Senator im Konföderiertenkongress. Burnett wurde in Virginia geboren, zog aber schon als Kind mit seinen Eltern nach Kentucky, wo er die Schule besuchte und die Rechte studierte. 1847 wurde er in die Anwaltskammer aufgenommen und begann in Cadiz als Jurist zu praktizieren. Später war er am Bezirksgericht des Trigg County angestellt. 1854 wurde Henry Burnett als Abgeordneter für den 1. Wahldistrikt von Kentucky ins US-Repräsentantenhaus gewählt. In diesem Amt wurde er dreimal bestätigt, ehe der Kongress ihn als Unterstützer der Sezession der Südstaaten am 3. Dezember 1861 aus seinen Reihen ausschloss. Im Sezessionskrieg diente Burnett später als Colonel und Kommandeur eines Infanterieregiments aus Kentucky. Als Politiker gehörte er dem Provisorischen Konföderiertenkongress an, später dann als Senator dem ersten und dem zweiten Konföderiertenkongress bis zur Niederlage der Konföderation im Mai 1965. Nach Kriegsende arbeitete Henry Burnett wieder als Anwalt; er starb jedoch schon im folgenden Jahr und wurde in Cadiz beigesetzt.
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- Henry Cornelius Burnett (October 5, 1825 – September 28, 1866) was a U.S. Representative from the state of Kentucky. A lawyer by profession, Burnett had held only one public office—circuit court clerk—before being elected to Congress. He represented Kentucky's 1st congressional district during the lead-up to the Civil War. This district contained the entire Jackson Purchase region of the state, which was more sympathetic to the Confederate cause than any other area of Kentucky.
- Henry Cornelius Burnett war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er vertrat den Staat Kentucky im US-Repräsentantenhaus sowie während des Sezessionskrieges als Senator im Konföderiertenkongress. Burnett wurde in Virginia geboren, zog aber schon als Kind mit seinen Eltern nach Kentucky, wo er die Schule besuchte und die Rechte studierte. 1847 wurde er in die Anwaltskammer aufgenommen und begann in Cadiz als Jurist zu praktizieren. Später war er am Bezirksgericht des Trigg County angestellt.
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