Joseph Desha
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican politician (1768-1842)
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.
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Henry Clay, leader of the House "War Hawks"
John Adair defeated Desha in the 1820 gubernatorial race.
The state capitol was destroyed by fire shortly after Desha's election.
Secretary of State William T. Barry was Desha's choice for chief justice of the New Court.
Senator John Rowan defended Desha's son during his murder trial.
Horace Holley was ousted as president of Transylvania University largely because of Desha's denouncement of him.
The graves of Desha and his wife in Georgetown Cemetery.In their orbit 5
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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.
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