Person:Robert McAfee (9)

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Gen. Robert Breckenridge McAfee
m. 10 Dec 1766
  1. Samuel McAfee1767 - 1825
  2. Margaret McAfeeAbt 1768 -
  3. Jane McAfee1769 -
  4. Sarah McAfeeAbt 1770 -
  5. John McAfeeAbt 1772 -
  6. Anne McAfeeAbt 1774 -
  7. Mary Ann "Polly" McAfee1775 - 1860
  8. Gen. Robert Breckenridge McAfee1784 - 1849
m. 5 Oct 1807
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Name Gen. Robert Breckenridge McAfee
Gender Male
Birth[1] 18 Feb 1784 Mercer County, Kentucky
Marriage 5 Oct 1807 Mercer County, Kentuckyto Mary 'Peggy' Cardwell
Death[1] 12 Mar 1849 Salt River, Boyle County, Kentucky
Reference Number? Q14191364?

About Robert B. McAfee

Robert Breckinridge McAfee (February 18, 1784 – March 12, 1849) was a Kentucky politician, and was the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky serving from 1824 to 1828.

McAfee was born on February 18, 1784 in Mercer County, Kentucky, and was orphaned in 1795 after his father was killed in New Orleans, Louisiana. McAfee was made a General in the United States Army during the War of 1812 and commanded a troop raised by order of Gen. Andrew Jackson, that took part in the Battle of New Orleans.

Following his military service, he lived in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and entered state politics. He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives prior to 1824, when he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. He cast a tie-breaking vote that prevented the abolition of the "New Court" during the Old Court-New Court controversy in 1825. President Andrew Jackson then named him Chargé d'affaires to New Granada, which he served from 1833 to 1837.


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Robert Breckinridge McAfee (February 18, 1784 – March 12, 1849) was an American diplomat, historian and politician who was the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky serving from 1824 to 1828.

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