Desha, John R., 1804-1878.
Biographical Note
Joseph Desha
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1768, Dec. 9:
Born, Monroe County, Pa. -
1784 -1789 :Fought against Indians in Tennessee -
1789:
Married Margaret Bledsoe -
1794 -1795 :Fought against Indians under Gen. Anthony Wayne and William Henry Harrison -
1797:
Member, Kentucky House of Representatives, also served in 1799-1802 -
1802 -1807 :Member, Kentucky State Senate -
1806:
Commissioned major general, Kentucky militia -
1807 -1819 :Member, United States House of Representatives -
1813:
Fought at Battle of Thames River, Ontario, Canada -
1824 -1828 :Governor of Kentucky -
1842, Oct. 12:
Died, Georgetown, Ky.
John R. Desha
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1804, June 24:
Born, Mason Co., Ky. -
circa 1821 -circa 1825 :Attended Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky. -
1825 -1878 :Practiced medicine in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentucky -
1838:
Married Mary Curry -
1878, July 27:
Died, Georgetown, Ky.
From the guide to the Joseph Desha and John R. Desha Papers, 1773-1871, (bulk 1800-1855), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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| creatorOf | Joseph Desha and John R. Desha Papers, 1773-1871, (bulk 1800-1855) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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| correspondedWith | Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 | person |
| correspondedWith | Johnson, Richard M. (Richard Mentor), 1781-1850 | person |
| correspondedWith | Kendall, Amos, 1789-1869 | person |
| correspondedWith | Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 | person |
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Birth 1804
Death 1878
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