U.S. Continental Congressman. He graduated from Princeton College, in 1749, studied medicine in New York and commenced to practice medicine in Newark, New Jersey. He was chairman of the committee of public safety in Newark, in 1775, also superintendent of a military hospital in Newark, in 1775 and was presiding judge of the court of common pleas for the New Jersey State Legislature, in 1776. During the American Revolution War, he served in the Continental Army as Surgeon General of the eastern district of the United States, (1776-83). In 1780, he was elected to the Continental Congress, serving until 1781, when he resigned from office due to his wife's illness. After leaving Congress, he was first judge of Essex County, in 1781 and president of the New Jersey State Medical Society, in 1787. His son Jacob Burnet, was later a U.S. Senator from Ohio.
U.S. Continental Congressman. He graduated from Princeton College, in 1749, studied medicine in New York and commenced to practice medicine in Newark, New Jersey. He was chairman of the committee of public safety in Newark, in 1775, also superintendent of a military hospital in Newark, in 1775 and was presiding judge of the court of common pleas for the New Jersey State Legislature, in 1776. During the American Revolution War, he served in the Continental Army as Surgeon General of the eastern district of the United States, (1776-83). In 1780, he was elected to the Continental Congress, serving until 1781, when he resigned from office due to his wife's illness. After leaving Congress, he was first judge of Essex County, in 1781 and president of the New Jersey State Medical Society, in 1787. His son Jacob Burnet, was later a U.S. Senator from Ohio.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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