lieutenant death_date birth_date signature term_end death_place profession order term_start spouse image name predecessor birth_place party office successor religion article_title
john mcdougall 17 may 1895 15 november 1807 peter burnett signature.svg january 9 , 1851 san francisco , california author , lawyer , politician 1st december 20 , 1849 harriet rogers peter hardeman burnett - circa 1860.jpg peter h. burnett bennett c. riley nashville , tennessee independent democrat governor of california john mcdougall roman catholicism peter hardeman burnett

peter hardeman burnett

peter hardeman burnett -lrb- november 15 , 1807 -- may 17 , 1895 -rrb- was an american politician and the first state governor of california , serving from december 20 , 1849 , to january 9 , 1851 .
he was also the first california governor to resign from office .
burnett previously served briefly during december 1849 as the territorial civilian governor of california .
