John Paul (pioneer)
| John Paul | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the Hamilton County district |
|
|
In office March 1, 1803 – December 4, 1803 Serving with Francis Dunlavy Daniel Symmes Jeremiah Morrow |
|
| Preceded by | new state |
| Succeeded by |
Daniel Symmes John Bigger William Ward William C. Schenck |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 12, 1758 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | June 6, 1830 (aged 71) Madison, Indiana |
| Resting place | Fairmount Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Thornberry Grover |
| Children | four |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars |
American Revolutionary War War of 1812 |
John Paul was a pioneer in Ohio and Indiana, founding Xenia, Ohio and Madison, Indiana. He was a delegate at the convention that drafted the constitution of Ohio, and was a state senator in the first general assembly after statehood. He also served in the first state senate of Indiana. He founded the second newspaper in Indiana. He was known as “Colonel John Paul” for his services in the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
John Paul was the fourth of seven children of Michael Paul, a native of Holland, and Ann Parker, a native of Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania They were married at Germantown in about 1751 or 1752, and John Paul was born in Germantown on November 12, 1758. In 1766 or 1767, the family moved to Redstone, Old Fort, now Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
In 1778, Paul joined George Rogers Clark in the Illinois campaign, a series of battles during the American Revolutionary War, culminating with the capture of the town of Kaskaskia and British fort at Vincennes in 1779.
In 1781, Paul's family moved to Kentucky, and settled at what would later be Hardin County. Kentucky achieved statehood in 1792, and Hardin County was established the next year. Paul was the first clerk and recorder of the county. In 1794, he married Sarah Thornberry Grover. They had four children, with the eldest, Mary Berry, dying young.
In 1800, Paul moved to the Northwest Territory, in what was then Hamilton County, but would later be Greene County, Ohio. He was nominated in 1802 by the Democratic-Republican Party convention as a delegate to the convention that would write a constitution for the proposed state of Ohio. He received the second highest number of votes. He voted to allow civil right for Black people in the new state.
...
Wikipedia