From Wikipedia.
April 1, 1781-Feb. 7, 1853
12th governor of Ohio also first governor of Ohio Territory.
Born 1781 in Virginia, now part of West Virginia.
Around age of 19, moved to Scioto Valley, Ohio, preceded by other family members. One brother later became a general while two more became Ohio legislators.
Recruited soldiers for the Army in the years before the War of 1812 and appointed captain. Elected to Ohio General Assembly in 1808 and became a brigadier general (probably Ohio militia) by political maneuvering.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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