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Events from the year '''1809 in the United States'''. |
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== Incumbents == |
== Incumbents == |
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=== [[Federal government of the United States|Federal |
=== [[Federal government of the United States|Federal government]] === |
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* [[President of the United States|President]]: [[Thomas Jefferson]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|DR]]-[[Virginia]]) (until March 4) |
* [[President of the United States|President]]: |
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::[[Thomas Jefferson]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|DR]]-[[Virginia]]) (until March 4) |
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::[[James Madison]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|DR]]-[[Virginia]]) (starting March 4) |
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* [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]: [[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|DR]]-[[New York (state)|New York]]) |
* [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]: [[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|DR]]-[[New York (state)|New York]]) |
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* [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]]: [[John Marshall]] ([[Virginia]]) |
* [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]]: [[John Marshall]] ([[Virginia]]) |
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=== Governors === |
=== Governors === |
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* [[Governor of Connecticut]]: [[Jonathan Trumbull Jr.]] ([[Federalist]]) |
* [[List of governors of Connecticut|Governor of Connecticut]]: [[Jonathan Trumbull Jr.]] ([[Federalist]]) |
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* [[Governor of Delaware]]: [[George Truitt]] ([[Federalist]]) |
* [[List of governors of Delaware|Governor of Delaware]]: [[George Truitt]] ([[Federalist]]) |
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* [[Governor of Georgia]]: [[Jared Irwin]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (until November 10), [[David Brydie Mitchell]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (starting November 10) |
* [[List of governors of Georgia|Governor of Georgia]]: [[Jared Irwin]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (until November 10), [[David Brydie Mitchell]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (starting November 10) |
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* [[Governor of Kentucky]]: [[Charles Scott (governor of Kentucky)|Charles Scott]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
* [[Governor of Kentucky]]: [[Charles Scott (governor of Kentucky)|Charles Scott]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
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* [[Governor of Maryland]]: [[Robert Wright (politician)|Robert Wright]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (until June 9), [[Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland)|Edward Lloyd]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (starting June 9) |
* [[Governor of Maryland]]: [[Robert Wright (Maryland politician)|Robert Wright]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (until June 9), [[Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland)|Edward Lloyd]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (starting June 9) |
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* [[Governor of Massachusetts]]: [[Levi Lincoln Sr.]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (until May 1), [[Christopher Gore]] ([[Federalist]]) (starting May 1) |
* [[Governor of Massachusetts]]: [[Levi Lincoln Sr.]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (until May 1), [[Christopher Gore]] ([[Federalist]]) (starting May 1) |
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* [[Governor of New Hampshire]]: [[John Langdon (politician)|John Langdon]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (until June 8), [[Jeremiah Smith (lawyer)|Jeremiah Smith]] ([[Federalist]]) (starting June 8) |
* [[Governor of New Hampshire]]: [[John Langdon (politician)|John Langdon]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (until June 8), [[Jeremiah Smith (lawyer)|Jeremiah Smith]] ([[Federalist]]) (starting June 8) |
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* [[Governor of New York]]: [[Daniel D. Tompkins]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
* [[Governor of New York]]: [[Daniel D. Tompkins]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
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* [[Governor of North Carolina]]: [[David Stone (politician)|David Stone]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
* [[Governor of North Carolina]]: [[David Stone (politician)|David Stone]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
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* [[Governor of Ohio]]: [[Samuel |
* [[List of governors of Ohio|Governor of Ohio]]: [[Samuel Huntington (Ohio politician)|Samuel Huntington]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
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* [[Governor of Pennsylvania]]: [[Simon Snyder]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
* [[List of governors of Pennsylvania|Governor of Pennsylvania]]: [[Simon Snyder]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
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* [[Governor of Rhode Island]]: [[James Fenner]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
* [[List of governors of Rhode Island|Governor of Rhode Island]]: [[James Fenner]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
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* [[Governor of South Carolina]]: [[John Drayton]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
* [[Governor of South Carolina]]: [[John Drayton]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
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* [[Governor of Tennessee]]: [[John Sevier]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (until September 20), [[Willie Blount]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (starting September 20) |
* [[Governor of Tennessee]]: [[John Sevier]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (until September 20), [[Willie Blount]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) (starting September 20) |
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* [[Governor of Virginia]]: [[John Tyler Sr.]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
* [[Governor of Virginia]]: [[John Tyler Sr.]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
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=== Lieutenant governors === |
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* [[Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut]]: [[John Treadwell]] ([[Federalist]]) (until August 7), [[Roger Griswold]] ([[Federalist]]) (starting August 7) |
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut]]: [[John Treadwell]] ([[Federalist]]) (until August 7), [[Roger Griswold]] ([[Federalist]]) (starting August 7) |
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* [[Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky]]: [[Gabriel Slaughter]] (political party unknown) |
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky]]: [[Gabriel Slaughter]] (political party unknown) |
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* [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts]]: [[Levi Lincoln Sr.]] (political party unknown) (until month and day unknown), [[David Cobb (Massachusetts)|David Cobb]] (political party unknown) (starting month and day unknown) |
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts]]: [[Levi Lincoln Sr.]] (political party unknown) (until month and day unknown), [[David Cobb (Massachusetts)|David Cobb]] (political party unknown) (starting month and day unknown) |
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* [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]: [[John Broome (politician)|John Broome]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
* [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]: [[John Broome (politician)|John Broome]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
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* [[Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island]]: Simeon Martin (political party unknown) |
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island]]: [[Martin House (Seekonk, Massachusetts)|Simeon Martin]] (political party unknown) |
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* [[Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina]]: Frederick Nance ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
* [[Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina]]: Frederick Nance ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
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* [[Lieutenant Governor of Vermont]]: [[Paul Brigham]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Vermont]]: [[Paul Brigham]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]) |
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==Events== |
==Events== |
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[[File:James Madison.jpg|thumb|right|March 4: [[James Madison]] begins the first of two terms as |
[[File:James Madison.jpg|thumb|right|March 4: [[James Madison]] begins the first of two terms as the fourth U.S. president]] |
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* February 3 – [[Illinois Territory]] is created. |
* February 3 – [[Illinois Territory]] is created. |
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* February 11 – [[Robert Fulton]] patents the [[steamboat]]. |
* February 11 – [[Robert Fulton]] patents the [[steamboat]]. |
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* February 17 – [[Miami University]] (Ohio) is established (by Act of February 2) on the township of land required to be set aside for it under the conditions of the [[Miami Purchase]] in 1794. |
* February 17 – [[Miami University]] (Ohio) is established (by Act of February 2) on the township of land required to be set aside for it under the conditions of the [[Miami Purchase]] in 1794. |
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* February 20 – A decision by the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] states that the power of the federal government is greater than any individual state. |
* February 20 – A decision by the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] states that the power of the federal government is greater than any individual state. |
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* March 1 |
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** [[Non-Intercourse Act (1809)|Non-Intercourse Act]] passed to replace the [[Embargo Act of 1807]]. |
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* March 4 – [[James Madison]] is sworn in as the fourth [[President of the United States]]. |
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⚫ | * May 5 – [[Mary Dixon Kies]] becomes the first recipient of a [[patent]] granted to a woman by the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]. She invented a technique of weaving [[straw]] with [[silk]] and [[yarn|thread]].<ref name=about>{{cite web|url=http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blkeis.htm|title=Mary Kies – Patenting Pioneer| |
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* March 4 – [[James Madison]] is sworn in as the fourth [[president of the United States]], and [[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]] is sworn in for a second term as the fourth [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. |
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⚫ | * August – Following refitting, the {{USS|Constitution}} ("Old Ironsides") is recommissioned as the flagship of the North Atlantic Squadron.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/constitution/iron-hist.html|title=USS Constitution, The History|author=Ramsdell, Lorraine|publisher=The United States Navy |
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⚫ | * May 5 – [[Mary Dixon Kies]] becomes the first recipient of a [[patent]] granted to a woman by the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]. She invented a technique of weaving [[straw]] with [[silk]] and [[yarn|thread]].<ref name=about>{{cite web|url=http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blkeis.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710071938/http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blkeis.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2012|title=Mary Kies – Patenting Pioneer|access-date=2007-05-14}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * August – Following refitting, the {{USS|Constitution}} ("Old Ironsides") is recommissioned as the flagship of the North Atlantic Squadron.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/constitution/iron-hist.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030608171024/http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/constitution/iron-hist.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-06-08|title=USS Constitution, The History|author=Ramsdell, Lorraine|publisher=The United States Navy}}</ref> |
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* October 11 – Along the [[Natchez Trace]] in [[Tennessee]], explorer [[Meriwether Lewis]] dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand. It is considered an alleged suicide though some evidence suggests murder. |
* October 11 – Along the [[Natchez Trace]] in [[Tennessee]], explorer [[Meriwether Lewis]] dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand. It is considered an alleged suicide though some evidence suggests murder. |
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* December 30 – Wearing masks at balls is forbidden in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. |
* December 30 – Wearing masks at balls is forbidden in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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[[File:Abraham Lincoln O-77 matte collodion print.jpg|thumb|129x129px|[[Abraham Lincoln]]]] |
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* January 18 – [[Richard C. Gatlin]], [[Confederate Army]] general (died [[1896 in the United States|1896]]) |
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* January 19 – [[Edgar Allan Poe]], author, poet, editor and literary critic (died [[1849 in the United States|1849]]) |
* January 19 – [[Edgar Allan Poe]], author, poet, editor and literary critic (died [[1849 in the United States|1849]]) |
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* February 12 – [[Abraham Lincoln]], 16th [[ |
* February 12 – [[Abraham Lincoln]], 16th [[president of the United States]] from 1861 till 1865 (assassinated [[1865 in the United States|1865]]) |
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* February 15 – [[Cyrus McCormick]], businessman and inventor of the [[reaper#Mechanical reapers in the U.S.|mechanical reaper]] (died [[1884 in the United States|1884]]) |
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* February 20 – [[Henry W. Wessells]], [[Union Army]] general (died [[1889 in the United States|1889]]) |
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* March 1 – [[Robert Cornelius]], pioneer of photography (died [[1893 in the United States|1893]]) |
* March 1 – [[Robert Cornelius]], pioneer of photography (died [[1893 in the United States|1893]]) |
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* March 15 – [[Joseph Jenkins Roberts]], 1st and 7th [[President of the Republic of Liberia|president of Liberia]] (died [[1876]] in Liberia) |
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* April 21 – [[Robert M. T. Hunter]], [[Virginia]]n lawyer, politician, [[List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives|14th]] [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]], [[Confederate States Secretary of State|2nd Confederate States Secretary of State]] (died [[1887 in the United States|1887]]) |
* April 21 – [[Robert M. T. Hunter]], [[Virginia]]n lawyer, politician, [[List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives|14th]] [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]], [[Confederate States Secretary of State|2nd Confederate States Secretary of State]] (died [[1887 in the United States|1887]]) |
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* July 24 – [[Charles W. Cathcart]], Portugal-born United States Senator from Indiana from 1845 to 1853 (died [[1888 in the United States|1888]]) |
* July 24 – [[Charles W. Cathcart]], Portugal-born United States Senator from Indiana from 1845 to 1853 (died [[1888 in the United States|1888]]) |
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* August 1 – [[William B. Travis]], lieutenant colonel in the [[Texian Army]] (died [[1836 in the United States|1836]]) |
* August 1 – [[William B. Travis]], lieutenant colonel in the [[Texian Army]] (died [[1836 in the United States|1836]]) |
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* August 15 – [[Albert Pike]], Confederate military officer, attorney, writer, and Freemason (died [[1891 in the United States|1891]]) |
* August 15 – [[Albert Pike]], Confederate military officer, attorney, writer, and Freemason (died [[1891 in the United States|1891]]) |
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* August 27 – [[Hannibal Hamlin]], the 15th [[ |
* August 27 – [[Hannibal Hamlin]], the 15th [[vice president of the United States]] from 1861 to 1865 (died [[1891 in the United States|1891]]) |
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* August 29 – [[Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.]], physician, "fireside" poet and polymath (died [[1894 in the United States|1894]]) |
* August 29 – [[Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.]], physician, "fireside" poet and polymath (died [[1894 in the United States|1894]]) |
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* September 20 – [[Sterling Price]], 11th [[Governor of Missouri]], [[United States Army]] brigadier general in the [[Mexican–American War]], [[Confederate Army]] major general in the [[American Civil War]] (died [[1867 in the United States|1867]]) |
* September 20 – [[Sterling Price]], 11th [[Governor of Missouri]], [[United States Army]] brigadier general in the [[Mexican–American War]], [[Confederate Army]] major general in the [[American Civil War]] (died [[1867 in the United States|1867]]) |
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* September 21 – [[Sophia Hawthorne]], painter and illustrator and wife of [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]] (died [[1871 in the United States|1871]]) |
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* September 27 – [[Raphael Semmes]], officer in the [[Confederate navy]] during the [[American Civil War]] (died [[1877 in the United States|1877]]) |
* September 27 – [[Raphael Semmes]], officer in the [[Confederate navy]] during the [[American Civil War]] (died [[1877 in the United States|1877]]) |
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* October 11 – [[Orson Squire Fowler]], [[phrenology|phrenologist]] and leading proponent of the [[octagon house]] (died [[1887 in the United States|1887]]) |
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* [[October 22]] – [[Volney E. Howard]], politician (died [[1889 in the United States|1889]]) |
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* November 4 – [[Benjamin Robbins Curtis]], [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]] (died [[1874 in the United States|1874]]) |
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* November 13 – [[John A. Dahlgren]], [[United States Navy]] officer, inventor of the [[Dahlgren gun]] (died [[1870 in the United States|1870]]) |
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* November 23 – [[Horatio P. Van Cleve]], [[Union army]] general (died [[1891 in the United States|1891]]) |
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* December 3 – [[Thomas Alfred Davies]], Union Army brigadier general (died [[1899 in the United States]]) |
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* December 5 – [[Graham N. Fitch]], United States Senator from Indiana from 1857 to 1861 (died [[1892 in the United States|1892]]) |
* December 5 – [[Graham N. Fitch]], United States Senator from Indiana from 1857 to 1861 (died [[1892 in the United States|1892]]) |
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* December 10 – [[George Goldthwaite]], United States Senator from Alabama from 1871 till 1877 (died [[1879 in the United States|1879]]) |
* December 10 – [[George Goldthwaite]], United States Senator from Alabama from 1871 till 1877 (died [[1879 in the United States|1879]]) |
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* [[January 20]] – [[Thomson J. Skinner]], politician (born [[1752]]) |
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* January 21 – [[Josiah Hornblower]], statesman and delegate for [[New Jersey]] in the [[Continental Congress]] in 1785 and 1786 (born [[1729]]) |
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* March 6 – [[Thomas Heyward Jr.]], signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and of the Articles of Confederation (born [[1746]]) |
* March 6 – [[Thomas Heyward Jr.]], signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and of the Articles of Confederation (born [[1746]]) |
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* April 6 – [[Hardy Murfree]], soldier (born [[1752]]) |
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* June 8 – [[Thomas Paine]], political activist, philosopher, [[Founding Father of the United States]] and author of ''[[Common Sense (pamphlet)|Common Sense]]'' (born [[1737 in Great Britain]]) |
* June 8 – [[Thomas Paine]], political activist, philosopher, [[Founding Father of the United States]] and author of ''[[Common Sense (pamphlet)|Common Sense]]'' (born [[1737 in Great Britain]]) |
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* October 11 – [[Meriwether Lewis]], leader of the Corps of Discovery (born [[1774]]) |
* October 11 – [[Meriwether Lewis]], leader of the Corps of Discovery (born [[1774]]) |
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Events from the year 1809 in the United States.
Incumbents
[edit]- Thomas Jefferson (DR-Virginia) (until March 4)
- James Madison (DR-Virginia) (starting March 4)
- Vice President: George Clinton (DR-New York)
- Chief Justice: John Marshall (Virginia)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR-Massachusetts)
- Congress: 10th (until March 4), 11th (starting March 4)
Events
[edit]- February 3 – Illinois Territory is created.
- February 11 – Robert Fulton patents the steamboat.
- February 17 – Miami University (Ohio) is established (by Act of February 2) on the township of land required to be set aside for it under the conditions of the Miami Purchase in 1794.
- February 20 – A decision by the Supreme Court of the United States states that the power of the federal government is greater than any individual state.
- March 1
- Non-Intercourse Act passed to replace the Embargo Act of 1807.
- Illinois Territory is effective.
- March 4 – James Madison is sworn in as the fourth president of the United States, and George Clinton is sworn in for a second term as the fourth vice president.
- May 5 – Mary Dixon Kies becomes the first recipient of a patent granted to a woman by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She invented a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread.[1]
- August – Following refitting, the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") is recommissioned as the flagship of the North Atlantic Squadron.[2]
- October 11 – Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand. It is considered an alleged suicide though some evidence suggests murder.
- December 30 – Wearing masks at balls is forbidden in Boston, Massachusetts.
Births
[edit]- January 18 – Richard C. Gatlin, Confederate Army general (died 1896)
- January 19 – Edgar Allan Poe, author, poet, editor and literary critic (died 1849)
- February 12 – Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States from 1861 till 1865 (assassinated 1865)
- February 15 – Cyrus McCormick, businessman and inventor of the mechanical reaper (died 1884)
- February 20 – Henry W. Wessells, Union Army general (died 1889)
- March 1 – Robert Cornelius, pioneer of photography (died 1893)
- March 15 – Joseph Jenkins Roberts, 1st and 7th president of Liberia (died 1876 in Liberia)
- April 21 – Robert M. T. Hunter, Virginian lawyer, politician, 14th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, 2nd Confederate States Secretary of State (died 1887)
- July 24 – Charles W. Cathcart, Portugal-born United States Senator from Indiana from 1845 to 1853 (died 1888)
- August 1 – William B. Travis, lieutenant colonel in the Texian Army (died 1836)
- August 15 – Albert Pike, Confederate military officer, attorney, writer, and Freemason (died 1891)
- August 27 – Hannibal Hamlin, the 15th vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (died 1891)
- August 29 – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., physician, "fireside" poet and polymath (died 1894)
- September 20 – Sterling Price, 11th Governor of Missouri, United States Army brigadier general in the Mexican–American War, Confederate Army major general in the American Civil War (died 1867)
- September 21 – Sophia Hawthorne, painter and illustrator and wife of Nathaniel Hawthorne (died 1871)
- September 27 – Raphael Semmes, officer in the Confederate navy during the American Civil War (died 1877)
- October 11 – Orson Squire Fowler, phrenologist and leading proponent of the octagon house (died 1887)
- October 22 – Volney E. Howard, politician (died 1889)
- November 4 – Benjamin Robbins Curtis, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (died 1874)
- November 13 – John A. Dahlgren, United States Navy officer, inventor of the Dahlgren gun (died 1870)
- November 23 – Horatio P. Van Cleve, Union army general (died 1891)
- December 3 – Thomas Alfred Davies, Union Army brigadier general (died 1899 in the United States)
- December 5 – Graham N. Fitch, United States Senator from Indiana from 1857 to 1861 (died 1892)
- December 10 – George Goldthwaite, United States Senator from Alabama from 1871 till 1877 (died 1879)
Deaths
[edit]- January 20 – Thomson J. Skinner, politician (born 1752)
- January 21 – Josiah Hornblower, statesman and delegate for New Jersey in the Continental Congress in 1785 and 1786 (born 1729)
- March 6 – Thomas Heyward Jr., signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and of the Articles of Confederation (born 1746)
- April 6 – Hardy Murfree, soldier (born 1752)
- June 8 – Thomas Paine, political activist, philosopher, Founding Father of the United States and author of Common Sense (born 1737 in Great Britain)
- October 11 – Meriwether Lewis, leader of the Corps of Discovery (born 1774)
- November 4 – Gabriel Manigault, architect (born 1758)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mary Kies – Patenting Pioneer". Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2007.
- ^ Ramsdell, Lorraine. "USS Constitution, The History". The United States Navy. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003.
Further reading
[edit]- William S. Appleton, Robert C. Winthrop. "Original Bank Circular, 1809". Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Vol. 11, (1869–1870)
- Thomas H. Shoemaker. A List of the Inhabitants of Germantown and Chestnut Hill in 1809. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 16, No. 1 (April, 1892), pp. 42–63
- An Itinerary to Niagara Falls in 1809. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 24, No. 2 (1900), pp. 200–202
- Ellmore Barce. Governor Harrison and the Treaty of Fort Wayne, 1809. Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. 11, No. 4 (1915), pp. 352–367
- Charles Lyon Chandler. United States Shipping in the La Plata Region, 1809–1810. The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 3, No. 2 (May 1920), pp. 159–176
- Joshua Gilpin. Journal of a Tour from Philadelphia Thro the Western Counties of Pennsylvania in the Months of September and October, 1809. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 50, No. 1 (1926), pp. 64–78
- A trip from Fort Wayne to Fort Dearborn in 1809. Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. 36, No. 1 (1940), pp. 45–51
- Edwin J. Hipkiss. A Cabinetmaker's Bill: Boston, 1809. Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Vol. 45, No. 259 (February, 1947), pp. 12–14
- Noble E. Cunningham Jr. The Diary of Frances Few, 1808–1809. The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 29, No. 3 (August, 1963), pp. 345–361
- William G. McLoughlin. Thomas Jefferson and the Beginning of Cherokee Nationalism, 1806 to 1809. The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 32, No. 4 (October, 1975), pp. 548–580.
- Jeffrey A. Frankel. The 1807–1809 Embargo Against Great Britain. The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 42, No. 2 (June, 1982), pp. 291–308.
- James M. O'Toole. From Advent to Easter: Catholic Preaching in New York City, 1808–1809. Church History, Vol. 63, No. 3 (September, 1994), pp. 365–377
External links
[edit]- Media related to 1809 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons