John Sevier (September 23 1745–September 24 1815) was an American soldier frontiersman and politician and one of the founding fathers of the State of Tennessee. He played a leading role both militarily and politically in Tennessee’s pre-statehood period and was elected the state’s first governor in 1796.
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active years end date
1791-03-03, 1801-09-23, 1809-09-20, 1815-09-24
active years start date
1790-06-16, 1796-03-30, 1803-09-23, 1811-03-04
battle
American Revolutionary War, Battle of Kings Mountain, Chickamauga Wars (1776–94), Fort Watauga, Battle of Hightower
birth date
1745-09-23
birth place
Rockingham County Virginia
country
United States
death date
1815-09-24
death place
Alabama Territory, Georgia (U.S. state)
military branch
Militia (United States)
military rank
Brigadier general (United States)
office
Member of the, U.S. House of Representatives, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district, from North Carolina's 5th district
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