David G. Burnet

David Gouverneur Burnet was an early politician within the Republic of Texas, serving as the interim president of Texas in 1836, the second vice president of the Republic of Texas (1839–1841), and the secretary of State (1846) for the new state of Texas after it was annexed to the United States.

14 April 1788

Born on the same birth day (14 April): Adam Tanner (Jesuit theologian) • Anastasios Papaligouras • Craig McDermott • David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes • Dominique Baudis • Gerry Anderson • Jan Boklöv • Kenny Aaronson • Luke Priddis • Mahmud Esad Coşan • Martin Kaalma • Martyn LeNoble • Ruth Svedberg • Thomas Schelling • William Obeng • Win Butler

Born in the same month (April 1788): Charles Robert Cockerell • Francisco Balagtas • Franz Pforr • Wilhelmine Reichard