John Howell Burnett (1830 - 1901)

Born 8 Jul 1830 in Greene County, Tennessee

Died 24 Jun 1901 at age 70 in Harris County, Texas

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Biography

John Howell Burnett was raised in Summerville, Chattooga County, Georgia. Veteran of the Mexican-American War. Moved to Crockett, Texas in 1854, where he engaged in farming and merchandising. Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1857. In August 1861 he was elected a member of the Texas Senate from Houston, Anderson, and Trinity counties. Colonel of the 13th Texas Cavalry in the American Civil War. Returned to Crockett after the war, then in 1866 moved to Galveston and became a partner with W B Wall in the commission business. By 1875 his firm, J H Burnett and Company, was doing general contracting and building as well as brokering cotton. Moved to Houston in 1899, where he had acquired extensive real estate holdings, and became president of the Planters and Merchants Bank.^[1]

Son of Silas E Howell and Malinda Howell. Husband of Catherine Beavers (m 1851).^[1] Final resting place in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Burnett, John H, Handbook of Texas Online, accessed February 14, 2022.
2. ↑ John Howell Burnett, Find A Grave: Memorial #9726046, accessed February 14, 2022.