# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-desha
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:02:35.124Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-desha"
name: "Joseph Desha"
slug: "joseph-desha"
description: "Joseph Desha was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky from 1807 to 1819 and the ninth governor of Kentucky from 1824 to 1828. First known as an Indian fighter from Middle Tennessee, Desha settled in Mason County, Kentucky, where he parlayed his military record into several terms in the state legislature."
tagline: "American politician (1768-1842)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joseph_Desha_by_Katherine_Helm.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1768-12-09"
deathDate: "1842-10-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.9
  momentum:             7.586206896551725
  historical:           12.41584
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BA%A6%E7%91%9F%E5%A4%AB%C2%B7%E5%BE%B7%E6%B2%99"
    title: "约瑟夫·德沙"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%A7"
    title: "جوزيف ديشا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%A7"
    title: "چوزيف ديشا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Desha"
    title: "Joseph Desha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Desha"
    title: "Joseph Desha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Desha"
    title: "Joseph Desha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%95%D7%96%D7%A3_%D7%93%D7%A9%D7%94"
    title: "ג'וזף דשה"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Desha"
    title: "Joseph Desha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4"
    title: "ジョセフ・デシェイ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iosephus_Desha"
    title: "Iosephus Desha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Desha"
    title: "Joseph Desha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B0%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%84"
    title: "Деша, Джозеф"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Desha"
    title: "Joseph Desha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Desha"
    title: "Joseph Desha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q359460"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump