biography
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| (1745–1815)
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| biography:
| American soldier and public official, born near present-day New Market, Virginia, USA. He led militia forces during the American Revolution and was governor of the short-lived state of Franklin (1785–8). He also served as governor of Tennessee (1796–1801, 1803–9), and was twice in the House of Representatives (Democrat, North Carolina, 1789–91; Democrat, Tennessee, 1811–15). |
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