1. John Dement was an American politician and militia commander from the US state of Illinois.
19 Facts About John Dement
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John Dement died in 1883 at his home in Dixon, Illinois.
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John Dement was born in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee on April 26,1804.
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In 1826 John Dement took his first political office when he was elected sheriff of Franklin County.
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John Dement went on and served the same area in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1828 to 1830.
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John Dement held the position through the administration of Martin Van Buren until, in 1841 succeeding President William Harrison removed him from the post.
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John Dement continued to serve as Receiver of Public Moneys under US President James Buchanan, until the position was abolished in 1861.
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John Dement served in three separate capacities during the conflict, during which, he held three different military ranks.
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John Dement then moved north toward the mouth of the Rock River.
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Governor Reynolds responded to John Dement's offer by appointing him to his staff and promoting him to the rank of colonel.
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On June 16,1832, John Dement reenlisted in the Illinois Militia as a private.
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Governor Reynolds promoted him to major, and John Dement took command of the battalion.
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John Dement's opinion was that there were more Native Americans at Kellogg's Grove than at any other engagement during the war.
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John Dement's command served on active duty from its inception until the end of hostilities at the Battle of Bad Axe.
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In 1849, while holding the United States General Land Office receiver post, John Dement settled in Dixon, Illinois.
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John Dement helped to persuade the Illinois Central Railroad to locate its Dixon depot near the western edge of town when the railroad line was constructed in the early 1850s.
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John Dement married Mary Lousie Dodge, daughter of Black Hawk War commander Henry Dodge, in 1835 at Fort Leavenworth.
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The couple had three children, a son, Henry Dodge John Dement, who went on to serve as Illinois Secretary of State, and two daughters.
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John Dement died at his home in Dixon, Illinois on January 16,1883.