Peter Burnet 1791-1870 was born in Elrick, Aberdeen, Scotland. He moved to Quebec in 1810 where he was merchant and political figure in
Lower Canada. He represented Quebec Lower Town in the
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in 1820.
Around 1820 he had a son Peter with his wife Mary
He operated a business in
Quebec City, at first by himself and then, after 1823, in partnership with his brother
David. The Burnets imported goods and were involved in the lumber trade, as well as owning river frontage and operating a shipyard on the
Saint-Charles River. Burnet was a director for the
Bank of Montreal
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at Quebec City. Elected to the assembly in April 1820, he did not run for reelection in the election held in July later that year. He was opposed to the Union of Upper and Lower Canada proposed in 1822. Around 1830, Burnet moved to
London, England.
Sometime in the 1830s he moved to Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France where he died 19 Jan 1870
In 1859, he acquired the
seigneury of Grondines.
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Year of birth uncertain
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada