George Muter was an early settler of Kentucky and served as chief justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
14 Facts About George Muter
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George Muter was the son of a German father and a Scottish mother.
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George Muter learned of the charges before von Steuben brought them before the House of Burgesses and asked Governor Thomas Jefferson for a full investigation to clear his name.
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George Muter was a member of the German Reformed Church in Lexington, Kentucky.
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George Muter was the first president of the Caledonian Society, a nod to his Scottish heritage on his mother's side.
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George Muter was one of the first trustees of Transylvania Seminary, which would eventually merge with Kentucky University to become Transylvania University.
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George Muter was named a trustee of the city of Danville in 1787.
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In 1786, George Muter was invited to become a member of the Danville Political Club, a debating society that included Samuel McDowell and Harry Innes.
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An undated note in the Club's records show that, even after George Muter removed from Danville, the Club retained him as a member.
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From 1785 to 1792, George Muter was a delegate to all ten conventions called for the purpose of framing the first Kentucky Constitution.
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When Kentucky achieved statehood in 1792, George Muter was chosen as an elector to choose the state's governor and senators.
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The legislature chose George Muter to replace Innes, who never presided over the court.
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In 1806, George Muter was pressured to retire from the bench, which he did on the condition that he would be paid a pension of three hundred dollars per year.
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Governor Christopher Greenup, a past associate of George Muter's, vetoed the repeal, but his veto was overridden.