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Military • Governance born active died
1793, Mar 2 1812-1861 1863, Jul 26
an American politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing Texas into the United States as a constituent state. His victory at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the independence of Texas from Mexico in one of the shortest decisive battles in modern history. He was also the only governor within a future Confederate state to oppose secession (which led to the outbreak of the American Civil War) and to refuse an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy, a decision that led to his removal from office by the Texas secession convention.
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Sam Houston 1793, Mar 2 1812
1861 1863, Jul 26
Zebulon Pike 1779, Jan 5 1799 1813 1813, Apr 27 an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. As a United ... William Howe 1729, Aug 10 1746 1814 1814, Jul 12 a British Army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British forces during the America... Philip Astley 1742, Jan 8 1759 1814 1814, Jan 27 an English equestrian, circus owner, and inventor, regarded as being the "father of the modern ci... Benjamin Thompson 1753, Mar 26 1766 1814 1814, Aug 21 an American-born British physicist and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory w... Dominique You 1775 1802 1814 1830, Nov 14 a privateer, soldier, and politician. Jean Lafitte's most trusted lieutenant, and rumored to have... Joachim Murat 1767, Mar 25 1790 1815 1815, Oct 13 a Marshal of France and Admiral of France under the reign of Napoleon. He was also the 1st Prince... Napoleon Bonaparte 1769, Aug 15 1799 1815 1821, May 5 a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and le... John Clopton 1756, Feb 7 1776 1816 1816, Sep 11 a United States Representative from Virginia. He served as first lieutenant and as captain in the... Frederick Kemmelmeyer 1752/53 1782 1816 1823 ca Frederick Kemmelmeyer advertised that he was an artist for the first time in a Baltimore newspape... Friedrich Maximilian Klinger 1752, Feb 17 1773 1817 1831, Feb 25 a German dramatist and novelist. His play Sturm und Drang (1776) gave name to the Sturm und Drang... Isaac Shelby 1750, Dec 11 1774 1818 1826, Jul 18 the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislatures of Virginia and Nor... John Young 1742 ca 1780 1819 1835, Dec 17 a British subject who became an important military advisor to KamehamehaI during the formation of... Philip J. Schuyler 1768, Jan 21 1796 1819 1835, Feb 21 an American politician from New York. Schuyler lived in Rhinebeck, where he managed farms and est... Augustin de Macarty unknown 1815 1820 unknown a mayor of New Orleans from September 7, 1815, to May 1, 1820. He was a member of an influential ... Alexander Murray 1755, Jul 12 1773 1821 1821, Oct 6 an officer who served in the Continental Navy, the Continental Army, and later the United States ... Molly Pitcher 1744, Oct 13 1777 1822 1832, Jan 22 a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Battle of Monmouth, generally bel... Jose de San Martin 1778, Feb 25 1808 1822 1850, Aug 17 an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful stru... Joseph Bloomfield 1753, Oct 18 1775 1823 1823, Oct 3 the fourth Governor of New Jersey. The township of Bloomfield, New Jersey is named for him. He at... Charles Cotesworth Pinckney 1746, Feb 25 1769 1825 1825, Aug 16 an early American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran, and delegate to the Con... William Hull 1753, Jun 24 1775 1825 1825, Nov 29 an American soldier and politician. He fought in the American Revolution and was appointed as Gov... William Clark [2] 1770, Aug 1 1789 1829 1838, Sep 1 an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. Along with Meriwether Lewi... Gilbert du Motier 1757, Sep 6 1771 1830 1834, May 20 in the U.S. often known simply as Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer who fou... Simon Bolivar 1783, Jul 24 1807 1830 1830, Dec 17 a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Vene... Cornplanter 1750s ca 1816 1831 1831 a Seneca war chief and diplomat. As a chief warrior, Cornplanter fought in the French and Indian ... Davy Crockett 1786, Aug 17 1813 1836 1836, Mar 6 a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred... James Bowie 1796, Apr 10 1814 1836 1836, Mar 6 a 19th-century American pioneer, who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution, culminating... William B. Travis 1809, Aug 1 1829 1836 1836, Mar 6 a 19th-century American lawyer and soldier. At the age of 26, he was a lieutenant colonel in the ... Andrew Jackson 1767, Mar 15 1829 1837 1845, Jun 8 the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). He was born near the end of the colonia... Henry Atkinson 1782 1808 1842 1842, Jun 14 a United States army officer. He was a native of Person County, North Carolina. He entered the Un... Morgan Lewis 1754, Oct 16 1774 1844 1844, Apr 7 an American lawyer, politician, and military commander. The second son of Francis Lewis, a signer... Charles XIV John 1763, Jan 26 1818 1844 1844, Mar 8 King of Sweden (as Charles XIV John) and King of Norway (as Charles III John) from 1818 until hi... Henry Sargent 1770, Nov 25 1793 1845 1845, Feb 21 American painter and military man, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts. In 1793 Sargent went t... Kazimierz Lux 1780 1795 1846 1846 an officer of the Polish Legions and a pirate in the Caribbean Sea during the early 19th century.... Wilhelm Freiherr von Biela 1782, Mar 19 1802 1849 1856, Feb 18 a German-Austrian military officer and amateur astronomer. In the field of astronomy, he speciali... William Miller 1782, Feb 15 1809 1849 1849, Dec 20 an American Baptist preacher who is credited with beginning the mid-19th century North American r... Ramon Alcaraz unknown 1840 1849 unknown an officer in the Mexican Army who wrote many books about the Mexican-American War, including 184... Zachary Taylor 1784, Nov 24 1849 1850 1850, Jul 9 the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. Be... Narciso Lopez 1797, Nov 2 1850 1851 1851, Sep 1 a Venezuelan adventurer and soldier, best known for an expedition aimed at liberating Cuba from S... Daniel Florence O'Leary 1801 1820 1854 1854 a military general and aide-de-camp under Simon Bolivar. He was born in Cork, Ireland; his father... Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov 1787, Aug 26 1809 1856 1869, May 2 a Finno-Russian nobleman, military commander and statesman. He was made adjutant general in 1817 ... Charles Hamilton Smith 1776, Dec 26 1787 1859 1859, Sep 21 an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, soldier, and spy. His military career bega... John Brown [3] 1800, May 9 1820 1859 1859, Dec 2 an American abolitionist who believed in and advocated armed insurrection as the only way to over... Henry Butler Stoney 1816 1850 1859 1894 a British army officer; Major, 40th Regiment and writer. Lewis Cass 1782, Oct 9 1806 1860 1866, Jun 17 an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United St... Winfield Scott 1786, Jun 13 1807 1861 1866, May 29 a United States Army general and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852. K... Robert O'Hara Burke 1821, May 6 1841 1861 1861, Jun 28 ca an Irish soldier and police officer, who achieved fame as an Australian explorer. He was the lead... David Atchison 1807, Aug 11 1829 1862 1886, Jan 26 a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tem... John Hanning Speke 1827, May 4 1844 1864 1864, Sep 15 an officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa and who is... Henry Clay Pate 1833, Apr 21 1856 1864 1864, May 11 He believed in the proslavery cause and became a border ruffian in the violence of the Bleeding K... John Joseph Abercrombie 1798, Mar 4 1822 1865 1877, Jan 3 a career United States Army officer who served in numerous wars, finally reaching the rank of bri... Ethan A. Hitchcock 1798, May 18 1817 1867 1870, Aug 5 a career United States Army officer and author who had War Department assignments in Washington, ... Sir James Brooke 1803, Apr 29 1819 1868 1868, Jun 11 a British soldier and adventurer who founded the Raj of Sarawak in Borneo. He ruled as the first ... Antoine-Henri Jomini 1779, Mar 6 1798 1869 1869, Mar 24 a Swiss officer who served as a general in the French and later in the Russian service, and one o... Sir Edward Sabine 1788, Oct 14 1818 1871 1883, Jun 26 an Irish astronomer, geophysicist, ornithologist, explorer, soldier and the 30th President of the... John W. Geary 1819, Dec 30 1841 1873 1873, Feb 8 an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was ... John C. Breckinridge 1821, Jan 16 1841 1875 1875, May 17 a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in bo... Giuseppe Garibaldi 1807, Jul 4 1833 1879 1882, Jun 2 an Italian general, politician and nationalist who played a large role in the history of Italy. H... Alfred Horsford 1818 1833 1880 1885, Sep 13 a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary. Born in Bath and educated at ... Ambrose Burnside 1824, May 23 1843 1881 1881, Sep 13 an American soldier, railroad-executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Islan... John C. Fremont 1813, Jan 21 1833 1890 1890, Jul 13 an American military officer, explorer, and politician who became the first candidate of the anti... Richard Burton 1821, Mar 19 1842 1890 1890, Oct 20 a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologi... Major Ridge 1771 ca 1790 192 1839 a Cherokee leader, a member of the tribal council, and a lawmaker. As a warrior, he fought in the...
