1. Duncan McArthur was a military officer and a Federalist and National Republican politician from Ohio.
18 Facts About Duncan McArthur
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Duncan McArthur was later appointed as brigadier general in the US Army.
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Duncan McArthur was born to Scottish immigrants in Dutchess County in the Province of New York, McArthur grew up in western Pennsylvania and later moved to Kentucky, where he was employed as an Indian ranger.
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Duncan McArthur obtained a position with Nathaniel Massie in 1793, and worked with Massie on a surveying expedition in the Northwest Territory.
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Duncan McArthur moved across the Ohio River in 1797 to Chillicothe, where he gained wealth by his land speculations in the Northwest Territory.
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Duncan McArthur was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 3rd congressional district while serving in the state militia during the War of 1812.
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Duncan McArthur was appointed colonel of Ohio volunteers and was second-in-command to General William Hull at Fort Detroit.
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Duncan McArthur was about to return, when Captain Smith of the Detroit dragoons overtook him with orders to push forward into enemy territory to the settlements on the Thames in search of provisions.
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Duncan McArthur obeyed and penetrated as far as the Moravian towns, sixty miles from its mouth.
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Duncan McArthur was appointed a brigadier general in the US Army.
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Duncan McArthur conducted a cavalry raid deep into Thames Valley.
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Duncan McArthur's objective was to devastate the settlement's food supplies which was mainly flour.
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Duncan McArthur's raiders killed 18 Canadian militiamen, wounded 9 militiamen, and captured 126 Canadian militia soldiers.
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Duncan McArthur did not face much action any further, but he was engaged in negotiating treaties with the Indians.
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Duncan McArthur served intermittently thereafter in the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio State Senate.
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Duncan McArthur was elected and served a single term from 1823 to 1825 in the United States House of Representatives before winning election to the governorship in 1830.
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Duncan McArthur served a single term and did not seek re-election.
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Duncan McArthur was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, US.