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William Burnet
William Burnet
William Burnet 1730-91, political leader in the American Revolution, b. near the present Elizabeth, N.J.; father of David G. Burnet. A physician practicing in Newark, Burnet was chairman of the Revolutionary committee of safety there. He set up (1775) a military hospital and helped to furnish troops and supplies for the Continental army. He became surgeon general of the army for the eastern district and was also a member of the Continental Congress in 1776 and in 1780.
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Burnet Realty and TCF form joint venture mortgage company; Great Lakes Mortgage to begin operations in Twin Cities marketplace. (TFC Mortgage Corp.)
PR Newswire; 11/20/1990; 700+ words
; ...Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Burnet Realty, Minnesota's largest...complete mortgage services to Burnet customers and others through...financing services," said William A. Cooper, chairman and chief...officer of TCF Bank. "Both Burnet and TCF are committed to excellence...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Being Burnet; Twin Cities real-estate titan and art collector Ralph Burnet throws himself - and a lot of controversial art - into a new luxury hotel on Hennepin Avenue.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 8/13/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Chambers is a personal passion for Burnet, a prominent Twin Cities realtor...to the ProColor photo lab. Burnet persuaded chichi New York restaurateur...continuous loops of video art by William Wegman, Dara Birnbaum and...Indian and Chinese artists. Burnet says the Twin Cities area already...
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Coldwell Banker Burnet sued over agents' referrals.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 2/22/2007; ; 585 words
; ...knowingly steered them to Burnet Title for title insurance...services. Coldwell Banker Burnet officials did not return...plaintiffs' attorney, William Crowder of Crowder, Teske in St. Paul, said: "Burnet is setting up a system whereby...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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THREE INJURED IN FIGHT AT BURNET AVENUE TAVERN.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 3/10/2003; 339 words
; ...tavern fight early Sunday on Burnet Avenue, Syracuse police said. William Pocyntyluk, 22, of 303 Melrose...John Smith, 46, of 501 Burnet Ave.; and Kathleen Smith...Old Parochial League, 433 Burnet Ave., by four men who had...
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FEMA PUBLISHES NEW FLOOD RISK MAPS FOR TRAVIS, BURNET COUNTIES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/9/2006; 534 words
; ...to communities in Travis and Burnet counties - areas that flood...area around Lake Travis in Burnet County. They are based on...topographic data. "Travis and Burnet counties suffer damage from...in their community," said William Peterson, FEMA regional director...
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FIRE WRECKS BURNET AVE. APARTMENT; SMOKE FROM ACCIDENTAL BLAZE AND WATER DAMAGE ANOTHER APARTMENT, A RESTAURANT.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 10/6/2002; 480 words
; ...damaged an apartment above a restaurant on Burnet Avenue, city fire officials said. No...an apartment above The Barge Inn, 324 Burnet Ave. Two patrons from the restaurant...stairs, Kurtz said. One of the men, William Holden, 44, suffered minor smoke inhalation...
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Bishop Gilbert Burnet and latitudinarian episcopal opposition to the occasional conformity bills, 1702-1704 (1).
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; On November 4, 1702, William Bromley and Arthur Annesley, Tory members...episcopal bench during the reign of William and Mary, were noted for the latitude...Archbishop of Canterbury, and Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, of the anti...
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RAPE SUSPECT OUT TO "GET SOME GIRLS'; STATEMENT TO POLICE RECOUNTS PAIR'S ATTACK ON A 9-YEAR-OLD BURNET AVENUE GIRL.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 9/24/2002; 700+ words
; ...sodomizing her in the back yard of her Burnet Avenue home. In a three-page statement...investigators and filed in court Monday, William C. Amidon said he and his companion...young girl, who had been sleeping in her Burnet Avenue home just west of Teall Avenue...
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MAN GUILTY IN RAPE OF 9-YEAR-OLD; ASSAULT OCCURRED IN BACK YARD ON BURNET AVE.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 4/24/2003; 700+ words
; ...that occurred early Sept. 19 behind the victim's home on Burnet Avenue. Smith, 24, of 232 Monticello Drive N., could face...carried into the back yard and sexually assaulted by two men. William Amidon, 18, of 500 Harrison St., Apt. 1103, admitted...
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Sweet 16 She was Superman's mum; now she's about to play Shakespeare's greatest women. Andrew Burnet has an audience with Susannah York
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 8/3/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...75 minutes. It's the kind of thing you'll find on almost any page of the Fringe programme. But when the playwright is William Shakespeare and the performer is Susannah York it's a pretty arresting proposition. Cleopatra alone is known for her "infinite...
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William Burnet
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
William Burnet 1688-1729, English colonial governor in America; son of Gilbert Burnet. As governor of New York and New Jersey...selling English goods to French traders. Burnet was embroiled in arguments with the assembly...
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Gilbert Burnet
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...to the British monarchs William and Mary. Gilbert Burnet was born in Edinburgh...After the accession of William and Mary in 1689, Burnet was made bishop of Salisbury...clergy in the diocese. Burnet influenced William's successor, Anne...
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Burnet, Thomas
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...at the Charterhouse, Burnet effectively opposed...appointment. Shortly after William III ascended the throne, Burnet became chaplain in ordinary...treatment of Scripture that Burnet, although he had dedicated the book to William III, was forced to...
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Burnet, Gilbert
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...educated at Aberdeen University, Burnet became professor of divinity...Holland, was in high favour with William of Orange, accompanied him...He was governor of Prince William of Gloucester, who died in 1700. Burnet's best-known historical...
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David Gouverneur Burnet
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
David Gouverneur Burnet , 1788-1870, provisional president...1836), b. Newark, N.J.; son of William Burnet (1730-91). He went to Texas c...thereafter opposed him in politics. Burnet was vice president under Mirabeau B...
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