1. George Madison was the sixth Governor of Kentucky.
19 Facts About George Madison
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George Madison was the first governor of Kentucky to die in office, serving only a few weeks in 1816.
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George Madison was a member of the influential Madison family of Virginia, and was a second cousin to President James Madison.
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George Madison was twice wounded in the Northwest Indian War, and in the War of 1812 he was taken prisoner following the Battle of Frenchtown in Michigan.
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George Madison was educated in the local schools and received instruction at home.
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George Madison served with the Kentucky militia during the Northwest Indian War.
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Kennan was being pursued by Indians and admonished George Madison to run, but George Madison, who was already known to be of frail constitution, stood to reveal that he had been badly wounded and was bleeding profusely.
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Later in the war, George Madison served under Major John Adair.
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George Madison ordered those under Madison to turn the enemy's flank, but they failed and Madison was wounded again in this battle.
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George Madison served in this capacity in state government for twenty years.
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George Madison was appointed director of the Bank of Kentucky later that year.
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Colonel John Allen raised a regiment, and George Madison was commissioned as his second-in-command.
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Winchester was captured by General Henry Procter, but about four hundred men under George Madison repelled several charges by the British.
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George Madison's men believed they had won the victory when they observed a white flag in the midst of the British force, but the flag was being waved by Winchester as an order for George Madison's force to surrender.
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When George Madison discovered that Winchester was waving the flag, he refused the order to surrender on grounds that, as a prisoner, Winchester had no authority to issue it.
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George Madison was freed from prison a year after his capture, as part of a prisoner exchange.
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George Madison returned to Kentucky following his release and was honored at a public dinner on September 6,1814.
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George Madison traveled to Blue Lick Springs for his health soon after the election, but was too weak to return to Frankfort for the inauguration.
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George Madison died on October 14,1816, just weeks into his term, the first governor of the state to die in office.