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John Adair — MetaHistoryBook
Nicola Marschall
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John Adair
American politician (1757–1840)
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Details
Instance of
human
Born
9 January 1757
Died
19 May 1840
, 18 May 1840
Conflict
Northwest Indian War
,
War of 1812
,
American Revolutionary War
Place of birth
Chester County
Place of death
Harrodsburg
Sex or gender
male
Given name
John
Family name
Adair
Father
William Adair
Child
Ellen Adair White Beatty
,
Eliza Palmer Monroe
,
Margaret Lapsley Anderson
Sibling
William ADAIR
Occupation
politician
,
military personnel
,
registrar
Position held
United States representative
,
Governor of Kentucky
,
United States senator
,
member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Citizenship
United States
Native language
English
candidacy in election
1804 and 1805 United States Senate elections
described by source
The Biographical Dictionary of America
,
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
languages spoken, written or signed
English
member of political party
Democratic-Republican Party
,
Democratic Party
military branch
United States Armed Forces
,
Continental Army
military, police or special rank
major general
name in native language
John Adair
place of burial
Frankfort Cemetery
relative
Thomas Bell Monroe
significant event
Battle of the Thames
,
Battle of New Orleans
social classification
slave owner
work location
Washington, D.C.
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Subject of
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Adair, John
Adair, John
Adair, John (1757-1840), soldier, politician, and governor of Kentucky
Parent of
Ellen Adair White Beatty
Eliza Palmer Monroe
Margaret Lapsley Anderson
Child of
William Adair
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