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American politician and diplomat (1784–1843)

Joseph Eve
3rd Chargé d'Affaires of the United States to Texas
In office
July 21, 1841 – June 3, 1843
PresidentJohn Tyler
Preceded byGeorge H. Flood
Succeeded byWilliam Sumter Murphy
Personal details
Born(1784-07-17)July 17, 1784
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States
DiedJune 16, 1843(1843-06-16) (aged 58)
Galveston, Republic of Texas
SpouseBetsey Withers Ballinger
OccupationLawyer, politician
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
RankColonel
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Joseph Eve (July 17, 1784 – June 16, 1843) was an American politician and diplomat. He was born in Culpeper County, Virginia. As a young man he moved to Knox County, Kentucky. He married Betsey Withers Ballinger in 1811; they had no children. He was a lawyer in Kentucky and was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives three times. He was a colonel in the United States Army during the War of 1812, and later served four years as a senator in the Kentucky Senate. He was a circuit court judge for a period of ten years.

On April 15, 1841, Eve was appointed to post of Chargé d'affaires for the United States mission to the Republic of Texas. He was a strong advocate of U.S. annexation of the then-independent Republic. During this time, conflict between Texas and Mexico grew, and the provisional Republic seat of government was relocated several times. Eve moved his legation to Galveston, Texas, hoping to benefit from the climate, as his tuberculosis was getting worse. However, in early June 1843, he was released from his assignment, succeeded by William Sumter Murphy, on June 16. The same day, Eve died of tuberculosis, after which his widow relocated to their residence in Kentucky.

References

  1. Nance, Joseph Milton; Eve, Joseph (1939). "A Letter Book of Joseph Eve, United States Chargé d'Affaires to Texas". The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 43 (2): 196–221. ISSN 0038-478X. JSTOR 30235884.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded byGeorge H. Flood Chargé d'affaires of U.S. Mission to Texas
1841–1843 		Succeeded byWilliam Sumter Murphy
United States ambassadors to Texas Republic of Texas
Chargé d’Affaires
(1837–1845)


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