Samuel McDowell
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Samuel McDowell (October 29, 1735 ā September 25, 1817) 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 Dr. Ephraim McDowell.
Samuel McDowell | |
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Born | (1735-10-29)October 29, 1735 Province of Pennsylvania |
Died | September 25, 1817(1817-09-25) (aged 81) Near Danville, Kentucky |
Allegiance | Thirteen Colonies |
Service/ | Virginia militia |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War, American Revolutionary War |
Relations | Father of Ephraim McDowell |