Meredith Miles Marmaduke

Meredith Miles Marmaduke (August 28, 1791 – March 26, 1864) was Missouri's eighth governor, serving in 1844. He was a Democrat. He was also Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1840–1844. Meredith Miles Marmaduke was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on August 28, 1791. He was educated in the public schools, and at twenty-two years of age, was commissioned as colonel of the regiment that was raised in his county in the War of 1812. Returning to V... more

Meredith Miles Marmaduke (August 28, 1791 – March 26, 1864) was Missouri's eighth governor, serving in 1844. He was a Democrat. He was also Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1840–1844. Meredith Miles Marmaduke was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on August 28, 1791. He was educated in the public schools, and at twenty-two years of age, was commissioned as colonel of the regiment that was raised in his county in the War of 1812. Returning to Virginia after the war, he was appointed United States Marshal for the eastern district of Virginia, served for several years in that office, and was subsequently elected clerk of the circuit court. He immigrated to Missouri for his health, was engaged in the Santa Fe Trail trade for six years in Howard County, and then settled near Arrow Rock, where he became a successful farmer. In 1826 Marmaduke married Lavinia Sappington, the daughter of Dr. John Sappington, a prominent pioneer physician of Saline County, and for a brief time became a... less