Charles Scott (governor of Kentucky)
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| In office 1808 – 1812 |
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| Preceded by | Christopher Greenup |
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| Succeeded by | Isaac Shelby |
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| Born | 1739 Cumberland County, Virginia |
| Died | October 22, 1813 |
| Political party | Jeffersonian Republican |
| Profession | Soldier, Farmer, Miller |
For the Charles Scott who was British ambassador to Imperial Russia, 1898-1904 see Charles Scott (ambassador).
Charles Scott (1739 – October 22, 1813) was born in Cumberland County, Virginia. He served as a non-commissioned officer in Braddock's Expedition in 1755 in the French and Indian War. Scott raised a company of militia in Virginia at the outset of the Revolutionary War. He became a colonel in 1776. He served under George Washington at the Battle of Trenton. He became a general in 1777.
Scott was captured by the British at Fall of Charleston in 1779. He was held prisoner for two years.
After the Revolution, Scott moved to Woodford County, Kentucky, arriving around 1785. He participated in the Indian wars to the north of Kentucky. Scott commanded the Kentucky forces in St. Clair's campaign in 1791, including the disastrous Battle of the Wabash. In 1794, he was with Gen. Anthony Wayne at the American victory at Fallen Timbers
Gen. Scott served as the Governor of Kentucky from 1808 to 1812. He died in 1813, and was buried at Frankfort, Kentucky.
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| Preceded by Christopher Greenup |
Governor of Kentucky 1808–1812 |
Succeeded by Isaac Shelby |
| Governors of Kentucky |  |
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| Shelby • Garrard • Greenup • Scott • Shelby • Madison • Slaughter • Adair • Desha • Metcalfe • J. Breathitt • J. Morehead • Clark • Wickliffe • Letcher • Owsley • Crittenden • Helm • Powell • C. Morehead • Magoffin • Robinson • Bramlette • Helm • Stevenson • Leslie • McCreary • Blackburn • Knott • Buckner • Brown • Bradley • Taylor • Goebel • Beckham • Willson • McCreary • Stanley • Black • Morrow • Fields • Sampson • Laffoon • Chandler • Johnson • Willis • Clements • Wetherby • Chandler • Combs • E. Breathitt • Nunn • Ford • Carroll • Brown Jr. • Collins • Wilkinson • Jones • Patton • Fletcher
Kentucky also had two Confederate Governors: George W. Johnson and Richard Hawes. |
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