Jacob Burnet (sometimes spelled Burnett) (February 22, 1770 – May 10, 1853) was an American jurist and statesman from Ohio.
He was born in Newark, New Jersey on February 22, 1770, the son of Dr. William Burnet. He studied law, moved to the Northwest Territory and settled in Cincinnati in 1796. His half-brother David G. Burnet was the first president of the Republic of Texas.
Jacob Burnet was considered the "father of the Ohio constitution" and was an associate justice on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1821 to 1828, and U.S. Senator from 1828 to 1831. His "Notes on the Early Settlement of the North-western Territory" is a primary reference on the early Northwest.
He died in Cincinnati on May 10, 1853, aged 83, and is buried in the Spring Grove Cemetery there.
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