Robert B. McAfee

Robert B. McAfee
Member of the Kentucky Senate
In office
1837–1845
In office
1819–1824
5th United States Chargé d'Affaires, New Granada and Ecuador
In office
July 1, 1833 – June 20, 1837
PresidentAndrew Jackson
Preceded byThomas Patrick Moore
Succeeded byJames Semple
8th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office
August 24, 1824 – August 26, 1828
GovernorJoseph Desha
Preceded byWilliam T. Barry
Succeeded byJohn Breathitt
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
1828–1832
In office
1819–1821
In office
1800–1812
Personal details
Born
Robert Breckinridge McAfee

February 18, 1784
Mercer County, Kentucky
DiedMarch 12, 1849(1849-03-12) (aged 65)
Salt River, Kentucky
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Spouse
Mary Cardwell
(m. 1807)
Alma materTransylvania University
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
RankGeneral
Battles/warsWar of 1812:
 • Battle of New Orleans
 • Battle of the Thames

Robert Breckinridge McAfee (February 18, 1784 – March 12, 1849) was an American diplomat, historian and politician who was the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky serving from 1824 to 1828.