William McIntosh | |
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| Born | c. 1760 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died | July 1832 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | fur trader, real estate entrepreneur |
| Spouse | Lydia McIntosh |
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William McIntosh (c. 1760 – July 1832; also printed as "M‘Intosh")[a] was a fur trader, treasurer of the Indiana Territory under William Henry Harrison, and real estate entrepreneur. He became famous for the United States Supreme Court case of Johnson v. McIntosh (1823) and for his massive real estate holdings on the Wabash River.
For a time he was a close friend of William Henry Harrison, but their relationship eventually soured and Harrison sued him for slander. When Harrison won the lawsuit, McIntosh was forced to pay him a large sum of money.
- ^ "Indenture between William McIntosh and William Henry Harrison, Jesse B. Thomas, Rebecca Thomas, his wife, administrators, estate of John Francis Hamtramck, deceased" (1808-03-14). William Henry Harrison Papers and Documents, 1791-1864, Box: 1, File: 14, ID: M0364, p. 3. Vincennes, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society.
- ^ Eric Kades, The Dark Side of Efficiency: Johnson v. M'Intosh and the Expropriation of American Indian Lands, 148 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1065, 1068 n. 2 (2000) ("William McIntosh spelled and signed his last name with a 'c'").
- ^ a b Michael G. Collins, M‘Culloch and the Turned Comma, 12 Greenbag 2d 265 (2009).
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