Arthur St. Clair, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Arthur St. Clair

American soldier and politician

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1737

Place of Birth: Thurso, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Aug-1818

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Arthur St. Clair

  • Arthur St.
  • Clair (March 23, 1737 [O.S.
  • 1736] – August 31, 1818) was a Scottish-American soldier and politician.
  • Born in Thurso, Scotland, he served in the British Army during the French and Indian War before settling in Pennsylvania, where he held local office.
  • During the American Revolutionary War, he rose to the rank of major general in the Continental Army, but lost his command after a controversial retreat from Fort Ticonderoga. After the war, he served as President of the Continental Congress, which during his term passed the Northwest Ordinance.
  • He was then made governor of the Northwest Territory in 1788, and then the portion that would become Ohio in 1800.
  • In 1791, St.
  • Clair commanded the American forces in what was the United States's worst ever defeat by the American Indians.
  • Politically out-of-step with the Jefferson administration, he was replaced as governor in 1802.

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