Thomas Jesup

Thomas Sidney Jesup
Brigadier General Thomas Sidney Jesup
13th quartermaster General of the United States Army
Born(1788-12-16)December 16, 1788
Berkeley County, Virginia (today West Virginia), US
DiedJune 10, 1860(1860-06-10) (aged 71)
Washington, D.C., US
Resting Place
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1808–1860
RankBrigadier General
Battles / warsWar of 1812
Second Seminole War
Mexican–American War

Thomas Sidney Jesup (December 16, 1788 – June 10, 1860) was a United States Army officer known as the "Father of the Modern Quartermaster Corps". His 52-year (1808–1860) military career was one of the longest in the history of the United States Army.