Joseph McMinn

Joseph McMinn
Portrait of McMinn by Rembrandt Peale
4th Governor of Tennessee
In office
September 27, 1815 – October 1, 1821
Preceded byWillie Blount
Succeeded byWilliam Carroll
Speaker of the Tennessee Senate
In office
1805–1811[1]
Preceded byJames White
Succeeded byThomas Henderson
Personal details
Born(1758-06-22)June 22, 1758
West Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania[2]
DiedOctober 17, 1824(1824-10-17) (aged 66)
Calhoun, Tennessee
Resting placeShiloh Presbyterian Cemetery, Calhoun
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Spouse(s)Hannah Cooper (1785–1811; her death)
Rebecca Kincade (1812–1815; her death)
Nancy Williams (1816–1821; separation)[3][4]
ProfessionFarmer

Joseph McMinn (June 22, 1758 – October 17, 1824) was an American politician who served as the fourth Governor of Tennessee from 1815 to 1821. A veteran of the American Revolution, he had previously served in the legislature of the Southwest Territory (1794–1796), and as Speaker of the Tennessee Senate (1805–1811). He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.

Following his term as governor, he served as an agent to the Cherokee for the United States government.[5]

  1. ^ Historical Constitutional Officers of Tennessee, 1796 – Present, Territory South of the River Ohio, 1790 – 1796 Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Tennessee State Library and Archives website; retrieved September 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Elbert Watson, David Sowell, Index to the Governor Joseph McMinn Papers Archived July 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Tennessee State Library and Archives website, 1964, 1988; retrieved September 18, 2012.
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  5. ^ John Thweatt, "Joseph McMinn", Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2010; retrieved September 18, 2012.