John Thornton Augustine Washington
| John Thornton Augustine Washington | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Thornton Augustine Washington May 20, 1783 "Berry Hill" near Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia) |
| Died | October 9, 1841 (aged 58) "Cedar Lawn" near Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia) |
| Residence | "Cedar Lawn" near Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia) |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Occupation | landowner, farmer, soldier, and Virginia House of Delegates member |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Conrad Bedinger |
| Children |
Lawrence Berry Washington Daniel Bedinger Washington Virginia Thornton Washington Sally Eleanor Washington Benjamin Franklin Washington Georgiana Augusta Washington Smith Mary Elizabeth Washington Asbury John Thornton Augustine Washington Mildred Berry Washington Mildred Berry Washington Bedinger George Washington Susan Ellsworth Washington Bedinger Henrietta Gray Washington |
| Parent(s) |
Thornton Augustine Washington Mildred Berry |
| Relatives | great-nephew of George Washington |
John Thornton Augustine Washington (May 20, 1783 – October 9, 1841) was a prominent Virginia (now West Virginia) landowner, farmer, and statesman and a member of the Washington family. Washington was a grandnephew of George Washington, first President of the United States.
Washington was born on May 20, 1783 at "Berry Hill" plantation near Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia) and was the eldest son of Thornton Augustine Washington, a nephew of George Washington, with his first wife Mildred Berry Washington. Washington had one younger brother, Thomas Berry Washington (born c. 1792), who died in childhood, and a younger half-brother from his father's second marriage, Samuel Washington.
Unlike other prominent members of the Washington family, John Washington was not fond of public life. According to his son, Washington had a preference for "the quiet and congenial occupation of a country gentleman." During the War of 1812, Washington was offered the rank of captain and the command of a company of cavalry in the United States Army, but turned down the offer in order to participate in the fighting as a private. Following the war, Washington served one term as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, but declined to run for a second term. Washington was then appointed to the position of High Sheriff of Jefferson County, but he refused the appointment and it was then offered to a deputy.
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