Joseph Desha
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Joseph Desha was an American soldier and politician who served as a U.S. Congressman and later as the ninth governor of Kentucky in the early 19th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph Desha canonical | 3 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1768-12-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Pennsylvania
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near Gallatin, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1842-10-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Georgetown, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedToOffice | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots-Irish American ⓘ |
| knownFor |
service as U.S. Congressman from Kentucky
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service as ninth governor of Kentucky ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic-Republican Party
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Jacksonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableEvent | administration marked by controversy over debt relief and judicial reforms ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy for debtor relief laws in Kentucky ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
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politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 9th Governor of Kentucky ⓘ |
| participatedIn | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Kentucky
NERFINISHED
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky ⓘ Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy | John Adair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| represented |
Kentucky's at-large congressional district
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a Kentucky congressional district ⓘ |
| residence | Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Kentucky militia ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Bledsoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOffice | Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Thomas Metcalfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | as Governor of Kentucky: 1828 ⓘ |
| termStart | as Governor of Kentucky: 1824 ⓘ |
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