Harman Blennerhassett

Harman Blennerhassett
Harman Blennerhassett, from a 1796 miniature painted in London
Born(1765-10-08)8 October 1765
Died2 February 1831(1831-02-02) (aged 65)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationLawyer
Known forBlennerhassett Island
SpouseMargaret Agnew Blennerhassett
Children6
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Harman Blennerhassett (8 October 1764 – 2 February 1831) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, a member of the Society of United Irishmen who emigrated in advance of their rebellion in 1798 to become a socially and politically distinguished plantation owner in then-western Virginia. Implicated in the Burr conspiracy, an alleged military plot with Britain to separate the Louisiana Territory from the American Union, he was twice arrested and financially ruined. His last years were spent in England.