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Also Known As Nolichucky Jack
Born September 23, 1745 • New Market • Virginia
Died September 24, 1815 (aged 70) • Decatur • Alabama
Title / Office House of Representatives (1811-1815), United States • governor (1803-1809), Tennessee • governor (1796-1801), Tennessee • House of Representatives (1789-1791), United States • governor (1784-1788), Franklin
Role In Battle of Kings Mountain • Cherokee wars and treaties • Lord Dunmore’s War

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