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Stockley D. Hays
Stockley Donelson Hays (1788–1831) was a nephew of U.S. President Andrew Jackson. He was involved in historically significant events from an early day, accompanying Aaron Burr down the Mississippi during the Burr conspiracy, serving in Jackson's army during the Creek War, and assisting Jackson in a famous tavern brawl during the same period. He was one of the founding settlers of the town of Jackson in Madison County, Tennessee, Madison County in west Tennessee. In 1831, President Jackson sought to appoint Hays to a public office in Mississippi, which triggered a political conflict with U.S. Senator George Poindexter. Historian Lorman Ratner described Andrew Jackson as a boy without a father, and a man without sons, which may have motivated him to accept guardianship of dozens of young people who lived with him at various times or whom he assisted legally, financially, or socially. Hays, as a nephew of Andrew Jackson, was one of the several early participants in and beneficiari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hays (Tennessee)
Robert Hays (September 15, 1819) was a pioneer settler of Tennessee, United States. He served as a lieutenant in the American Revolutionary War and was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati from North Carolina. Hays was granted land in Tennessee for his war service, settling on the Cumberland River just north of present-day Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville. In 1786 he married Jane Donelson, a daughter of John Donelson. Through this marriage he was a brother-in-law of his neighbor, future president Andrew Jackson. The same year Hays represented Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in the North Carolina state legislature. He co-led the Coldwater Expedition against the Cherokee and the Muscogee, Creeks in 1787. He established the now-extinct settlement of Haysborough, Tennessee, Haysborough. Through the 1790s, Hays was an officer in the Mero District militia: lieutenant colonel of cavalry, muster master, and lieutenant colonel commandant by 1797. In 1795 he and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville Committee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the fourth most populous city in the southeastern U.S. Located on the Cumberland River, the city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, which is one of the fastest growing in the nation. Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railroad center. Nashville seceded with Tennessee during the American Civil War; in 1862 it was the first state capital in the Confederacy to be taken by Union forces. After the war, the city reclaimed its position and developed a manufacturing base. Since 1963, Nashville has had a consolidated city-county gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1818 Chickasaw Treaty
The Treaty of Tuscaloosa was signed in October 1818, and ratified by congress in January 1819. endorsed by President James Monroe. It was one of a series of treaties made between the Chickasaw Indians and the United States that year. The Treaty of Tuscaloosa was represented by Senator Andrew Jackson and ex-governor Isaac Shelby to the Chickasaw. It resulted in the acquisition of the Jackson Purchase (which included extreme western Kentucky and most of the West Tennessee division). Treaty On October 19, 1818, state senator Jackson and former Kentucky governor Shelby, as plenipotentiaries for the state of Kentucky, completed negotiations with the Chickasaw on what was to become known as the ''Treaty of Tuscaloosa'', one of several treaties consummated in 1818 which resulted in the Jackson Purchase. The treaty targeted land that had been recognized as Chickasaw territory by the 1786 Treaty of Hopewell; that is, the lands in Tennessee and Kentucky that were west of the Tennessee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Butler (U
Robert Butler may refer to: Politicians *Robert Butler (U.S. commander) (1786–1860), U.S. commander receiving the former East Florida for the United States in 1821, from Spain * Cuthbert Butler (politician) (Robert John Cuthbert Butler, 1889–1950), member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Australia * Robert Butler (diplomat) (1897–1955), U.S. ambassador to Australia (1946–48) and Cuba (1948–1951) * Robert Butler (MP), 16th-century Member of Parliament for Bristol * Robert Butler (Virginia politician) (1784–1853), American, treasurer of the state of Virginia, U.S. *Robert L. Butler (born 1927), American politician, twelve-term mayor of Marion, Illinois, U.S. *Robert R. Butler (1881–1933), American politician, judge, and Representative from Oregon, U.S. * Rob Butler (politician) (born 1967), Conservative British MP for Aylesbury since 2019 Sports * Robert Butler (cricketer) (1852–1916), English cricketer *Bob Butler Bob "Butts" Butler (April 4, 1891 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Army Corps Of Topographical Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers was a branch of the United States Army authorized on 4 July 1838. It consisted only of officers who were handpicked from West Point and was used for mapping and the design and construction of federal civil works such as lighthouses and other coastal fortifications and navigational routes. Members included such officers as George Meade, John C. Frémont, Thomas J. Cram and Stephen Long. It was merged with the United States Army Corps of Engineers on 31 March 1863, at which point the Corps of Engineers also assumed the Lakes Survey for the Great Lakes. In the mid-19th century, Corps of Engineers' officers ran Lighthouse Districts in tandem with U.S. Naval officers. In 1841, Congress created the Lake Survey. The Survey, based in Detroit, Mich., was charged with conducting a hydrographical survey of the Northern and Northwestern Lakes and preparing and publishing nautical charts and other navigation aids. The Lake Survey published it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Benton Jr
Jesse may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jesse (biblical figure), father of David in the Bible. * Jesse (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Jesse (surname), a list of people Music * ''Jesse'' (album), a 2003 album by Jesse Powell * "Jesse", a 1973 song by Roberta Flack - see Roberta Flack discography * "Jesse", a song from the album ''Valotte'' by Julian Lennon * "Jesse", a song from the album ''The People Tree'' by Mother Earth * "Jesse" (Carly Simon song), a 1980 song * "Jesse", a song from the album ''The Drift'' by Scott Walker * "Jesse", a song from the album '' If I Were Your Woman'' by Stephanie Mills Other * ''Jesse'' (film), a 1988 American television film * ''Jesse'' (TV series), a sitcom starring Christina Applegate * ''Jesse'' (novel), a 1994 novel by Gary Soto * ''Jesse'' (picture book), a 1988 children's book by Tim Winton * Jesse, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Jesse Hall, University of Missour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davidson County, Tennessee
Davidson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in the heart of Middle Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 715,884, making it the second most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Nashville, the state capital and largest city. Since 1963, the city of Nashville and Davidson County have had a consolidated government called the "Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County", commonly referred to as "Metro Nashville" or "Metro". Davidson County has the largest population in the 13-county Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro– Franklin Metropolitan Statistical Area, the state's most populous metropolitan area. Nashville has always been the region's center of commerce, industry, transportation, and culture, but it did not become the capital of Tennessee until 1827 and did not gain permanent capital status until 1843. History Davidson County is the oldest county in the 41-county region of Middle Tennessee. It dates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Preston Anderson
William Preston Anderson (1774–1831) was a United States Attorney, colonel during the War of 1812, surveyor, and land speculator in Tennessee and Alabama, United States. He is best known today for his association with U.S. president Andrew Jackson and as the father of a general of the Confederate States Army. Early life and career Anderson was a native of Botetourt County, Virginia, born about 1775. According to a family history, "During the second term of George Washington, General Washington's administration [1793–1797], he received from the President, a commission of Lieutenant in the U. S. Army." In 1797 he was licensed to practice law in Tennessee. He was admitted to the bar of Davidson County in 1798. Anderson was the third United States Attorney for the District of Tennessee, serving from 1798 to 1802. Once upon a time, "Anderson had supplied [Andrew] Jackson with such goodies as game cocks from Virginia and hot tips on land investments." According to John Spen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenkin Whiteside
Jenkin Whiteside (1772September 25, 1822) was an attorney who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee. Biography Jenkin Whiteside was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His father, Thomas Whiteside (1742–1823), was born in County Tyrone in Ulster and settled in the Province of Pennsylvania.- - Jenkin Whiteside studied the law in Pennsylvania and was admitted to the bar there. Moving to Knoxville, Tennessee, he commenced practice there, and in 1801 and 1802 served as a Knoxville commissioner. In 1809, he was elected by the Tennessee General Assembly to replace Daniel Smith, who had resigned from the United States Senate, serving until his own resignation on October 8, 1811, when he resumed the practice of law. He was succeeded as senator by George W. Campbell. In 1821, he died in Nashville and was buried in Columbia Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hart Benton (politician)
Thomas Hart Benton (March 14, 1782April 10, 1858), nicknamed "Old Bullion", was a United States Senator from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States, a cause that became known as Manifest Destiny. Benton served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms. Benton was born in Harts Mill, Orange County, North Carolina. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, he established a law practice and plantation near Nashville, Tennessee. He served as an aide to General Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812 and settled in St. Louis, Missouri, after the war. Missouri became a state in 1821, and Benton won election as one of its inaugural pair of United States Senators. The Democratic-Republican Party fractured after 1824, and Benton became a Democratic leader in the Senate, serving as an important ally of President Jackson and President Martin Van Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coffee
John R. Coffee (June 2, 1772 – July 7, 1833) was an American planter of Irish descent, and state militia brigadier general in Tennessee. He commanded troops under General Andrew Jackson during the Creek Wars (1813–14) and during the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. During Jackson's presidency (1829-1833), he appointed Coffee as his representative, along with Secretary of War John Eaton, to negotiate treaties with Southeast American Indian tribes to accomplish removal to the west of the Mississippi River and extinguish their land claims. This policy was authorized by Congressional passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Coffee negotiated the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek of 1830 with the Choctaw, by which they ceded their lands. He started negotiations with the Chickasaw, but they did not conclude a treaty with the United States until after his death. Family Born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Coffee was the son of Joshua Coffee (January 26, 1745 – Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Robertson
Felix Robertson (1781–1865) was an American pioneer, physician and Jeffersonian Republican politician. He served twice as the List of mayors of Nashville, Tennessee, Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1818 to 1819 as well as from 1827 to 1829. Early life Felix Robertson was born on January 11, 1781, at the fort Freeland's Station, which was later commemorated as a neighborhood of Nashville.Malcolm D. McLean, "ROBERTSON, FELIX," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fro25), accessed March 25, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. He was born to General James Robertson (explorer), James Robertson and his wife Charlotte Reeves, who had arrived with the first large group of settlers in Middle Tennessee.Jeanette T. Acklen, ''Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts'', Genealogical Publishing Com, 2009, p. /ref> He was the first known white child born in the settlement now called Nashville, while his father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
