Background
BURNETT, Theodore Legrand was born on November 14, 1829 in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States, United States.
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Theodore Legrand BURNETT
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Private school, southern university.
Career
His parents died when he was young. He attended Transylvania University and studied law with the eminent Kentucky judge Mark Houston in 1846. A Whig, he practiced law in nearby Taylorsville and became county attorney for Spencer County in 1847.
He served in the Mexican War during 1847. He was an Episcopalian. He married Elizabeth S. Gilbert on January 29, 1852.
They had five children. He was a Whig unionist in 1860, but when Lincoln called for an invasion of Kentucky, he volunteered for service in the Confederate Army. He served in the Army of Tennessee as a major on the staff of General John S. Williams.
Burnett was elected to both Confederate Congresses and generally supported the Davis administration. When the war ended he was destitute. He returned to his law practice at Taylorsville but moved to Louisville in 1866.
In 1870, he became city attorney of Louisville, and later he served as a city judge for many years.
Religion
"Peculiar institution" of slavery was not only expedient but also ordained by God and upheld in Holy Scripture.
Politics
Stands for preserving slavery, states' rights, and political liberty for whites. Every individual state is sovereign, even to the point of secession.
Connections
Spouse Elizabeth S.
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Nationality
United States -
Religion
Episcopalian