Joseph Street
| Joseph Montfort Street | |
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| Born |
October 18, 1782 Virginia, United States |
| Died | May 5, 1840 (aged 57) near Agency City, Iowa |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Joseph Montford Street Joseph Monford Street Joseph Monfort Street |
| Occupation | Pioneer, soldier, and businessman |
| Known for | Iowa pioneer and one of the earliest to settle in Prairie du Chien; U.S. Indian Agent to the Sauk and Fox after the Black Hawk War. |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza Posey |
| Parent(s) | Anthony and Molly Street |
| Relatives |
Thomas Posey, father-in-law Alexander Posey, brother-in-law |
General Joseph Montfort Street (October 18, 1782 – May 5, 1840) was a 19th-century American pioneer, trader and US Army officer. During the 1820s and 1830s, he was also a U.S. Indian Agent to the Winnebago and later to the Sauk and Fox tribes after the Black Hawk War. His eldest son was Joseph H.D. Street, the first appointed registrar of the Council Bluffs Land Office in western Iowa.
Born to Anthony and Molly Street in Virginia, he studied law under Henry Clay and traveled to Frankfort, Kentucky where became the editor of The Western World in July 1806. The newspaper's "Spanish Conspiracy" series was partially responsible for exposing the Aaron Burr conspiracy. However, he and other members of the paper received lawsuits, threats and challenges to duels until eventually Burr's friends and supporters forced him to leave for Illinois.
He eventually settled in Shawneetown during the early 19th century where his father-in-law, Governor Thomas Posey, died of typhus fever at his home on March 9, 1818. Following the death of Nicholas Boilvin in 1827, Street became the U.S. Indian Agent to the Winnebago. He and his family were one of the earliest to settle in Prairie du Chien and the first Presbyterian families to live in the area. While residing at Prairie du Chien, he was present at the signing of the peace treaty ending the Winnebago War. During his administration, his attempts to help the Winnebago ultimately failed largely due to the interests of the American Fur Company.
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