Robert Desha
Robert Desha | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 | |
Preceded by | Robert Allen |
Succeeded by | William Hall |
Personal details | |
Born | Gallatin, Southwest Territory | January 14, 1791
Died | February 6, 1849 Mobile, Alabama | (aged 58)
Political party | Jacksonian |
Spouse |
Eleanor Shelby
(m. 1820; died 1833) |
Relations | Joseph Desha (brother) Alva Belmont (granddaughter) |
Children | Caroline Desha, Phoebe Ann Desha |
Profession | Merchant, politician |
Robert Desha (January 14, 1791 – February 6, 1849) was an American politician who represented
Early life
Desha was born near Gallatin in the Southwest Territory on January 14, 1791, to Robert Desha and Elinor Wheeler. He was the brother of U.S. Representative and Kentucky governor Joseph Desha.[1]
He attended the
Career
On March 12, 1812, Desha was appointed as a
Elected as a
Personal life
In 1820, Desha was married to Eleanor "Nellie" Shelby (1799–1833), a daughter of David Shelby and Sally (
- Phoebe Ann Desha (1821–1871), who married Murray Forbes Smith (1814–1875).[6][7]
- Caroline Lula Desha (1828–1876), who married John Hindman Barney (1811–1853). After his death, she married James Lloyd Abbot (1827–1883) in 1857.[8]
After her death in 1833, Ellen Porter (1815–1889), a daughter of James Porter and Eliza Porter (née French) Farquharson.[9]
Desha died in Mobile on February 6, 1849, aged 58 years old. He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery.[10]
Descendants
Through his daughter Phoebe, he was a grandfather of Mary Virginia "Jennie" Smith (who married the
References
- ^ a b c "DESHA, Robert (1791-1849)". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 13, 2022, retrieved July 7, 2022
- ^ "Robert Desha". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "Robert Desha". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ISBN 9780806312088. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ISBN 0-8109-1748-3
- ISBN 978-1-55566-237-0. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Supreme Court, Appellate Division- First Department. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Brown, William and Margaret (Peggy Flemming), Descendants of: (Especially No. 50, Col. Joseph Brown, 1772-1868, the Principal Source of Our Early Genealogy). H.H. Rugeley. 1983. p. 397. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Robert Desha". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "Well-Known People Married.; Miss Mary V. Smith Wedded to Fernando Yznaga at W.k. Vanderbilt's". The New York Times. September 23, 1880. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Mrs. O.H.P. Belmont Dies at Paris Home". The New York Times. January 26, 1933. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
Shock Suffered Last Spring. Complicated by Bronchial and Heart Ailments. Society Leader was 80. Former Wife of W. K. Vanderbilt. Long Held Sway in New York and in Newport Colony
- Chicago Daily Tribune. January 26, 1933. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont, leader of New York's '400' for a period of many years before and after the turn of the century, died today at her residence here. She was 80 years old. ...
External links
- United States Congress. "Robert Desha (id: D000272)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Robert Desha at Find a Grave