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About Joseph Desha
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.
Everything about Joseph Desha →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- United States representative, Governor of Kentucky, member of the State Senate of Kentucky, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 9, 1768
- Died
- October 11, 1842