Joseph Throckmorton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American steamship captain
Date of Birth: 16-Jun-1800
Place of Birth: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 01-Dec-1872
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Joseph Throckmorton
- Joseph Throckmorton (June 16, 1800 – December 1872) was an American steamboat builder and captain during the 19th century.
- He was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey and first worked in a mercantile business.
- His first steamboat was Red Rover, purchased on the Ohio River around 1830.
- In 1832 he built and skippered the steamboat Warrior.
- The vessel and Captain Throckmorton played a key role in the decisive battle of the 1832 Black Hawk War.
- Following the war, he built and owned several more steamboats, and worked for a short time as an insurance representative in St.
- Louis.
- Throckmorton died in December 1872 while employed by the United States government.
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