# Samuel McDowell

> Samuel McDowell was a soldier in three wars and political leader in Virginia and Kentucky. He served under George Washington in the French and Indian War, as an aide-de-camp to Isaac Shelby in Lord Dunmore's War, and under Nathanael Greene during the Revolutionary War. He then relocated to Kentucky and became a surveyor. Later, he was appointed one of the first district court judges in what would become the state of Kentucky. He became a leader of the movement to separate Kentucky from Virginia, and presided over nine of the state's ten constitutional conventions. He was the father of Ephraim McDowell.

*American politician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/samuel-mcdowell

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1735-10-29
- **Died:** 1817-09-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Samuel McDowell was a soldier in three wars and political leader in Virginia and Kentucky. He served under George Washington in the French and Indian War, as an aide-de-camp to Isaac Shelby in Lord Dunmore's War, and under Nathanael Greene during the Revolutionary War. He then relocated to Kentucky and became a surveyor. Later, he was appointed one of the first district court judges in what would become the state of Kentucky. He became a leader of the movement to separate Kentucky from Virginia, and presided over nine of the state's ten constitutional conventions. He was the father of Ephraim McDowell.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.9

## Sources
- [Samuel McDowell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_McDowell)
- [سامويل مكدويل](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7412149)

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