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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), McAfee, Robert Breckinridge 1784-1849 (search)
McAfee, Robert Breckinridge 1784-1849 Lawyer; born in Mercer county, Ky., in February, 1784. During the War of 1812 he served in the Northwestern army, becoming captain in the regiment of Col. Richard M. Johnson; was prominent in the politics of Kentucky, of which he was lieutenant-governor in 1820-24. He published a History of the War of 1812. He died in Mercer county, Ky., March 12, 1849. McAfee, Robert Breckinridge 1784-1849 Lawyer; born in Mercer county, Ky., in February, 1784. During the War of 1812 he served in the Northwestern army, becoming captain in the regiment of Col. Richard M. Johnson; was prominent in the politics of Kentucky, of which he was lieutenant-governor in 1820-24. He published a History of the War of 1812. He died in Mercer county, Ky., March 12, 1849.