(1765-02-21)February 21, 1765 Dinwiddie County, Virginia, U.S.
Died
January 7, 1839(1839-01-07) (aged 73) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Profession
Soldier, Diplomat, Politician, Farmer
Fulwar Skipwith (February 21, 1765 – January 7, 1839) was an American soldier, diplomat, politician and farmer. A veteran of the American Revolutionary War, he served as a U.S. Consul in Martinique, and later as the U.S. Consul-General in France. He was instrumental in negotiating the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, was the first and only governor of the Republic of West Florida in 1810, and was a founding member of the Agricultural Society of Baton Rouge.[1]
^Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Seventh Legislature of the State of Louisiana. J. C. de St. Romes, R. Perdreauville. 1826. p. 46.
FulwarSkipwith (February 21, 1765 – January 7, 1839) was an American soldier, diplomat, politician and farmer. A veteran of the American Revolutionary...
landowner and sportsman FulwarSkipwith, 2nd Baronet (1676–1728), English landowner, Member of Parliament for Coventry FulwarSkipwith (1765–1839), American...
latter's death in 1790. Sir FulwarSkipwith, 1st Baronet (died 1677) Sir FulwarSkipwith, 2nd Baronet (1676–1728) Sir Francis Skipwith, 3rd Baronet (c. 1705–1778)...
to overwhelm possible opposition by a show of force. On November 7, FulwarSkipwith was elected as governor, together with members of a bicameral legislature...
the borough of Rugby. The current house was built in 1716 for Sir FulwarSkipwith, 2nd Baronet and was constructed of brick in three stories to an H-shaped...
regions." On November 7, 1810, FulwarSkipwith was elected as governor, together with members of a bicameral legislature. Skipwith was inaugurated on November...
Wilson. Additionally, Sam Houston, president of the Republic of Texas, FulwarSkipwith, the president of the Republic of West Florida, and Joseph Jenkins...
independent Republic of West Florida in 1810 and elected their leader, FulwarSkipwith, as governor. None of this short-lived Republic of West Florida lay...
relative to agriculture in a country." The organization was founded by FulwarSkipwith, Armand Duplantier, Antoine Blanc, Thomas B. Robertson, and Sebastien...
FulwarSkipwith sold most of the land associated with the original estate due to financial ruin. It was during this time of liquidation of Fulwar Skipwith's...
annexation, preferring to negotiate terms to join the Union. Governor FulwarSkipwith proclaimed that he and his men would "surround the Flag-Staff and die...
Wilhelmina (died 26 April 1881) the daughter of a Bengal civil servant, FulwarSkipwith. Yule was a member, and from 1877 to 1889 President, of the Hakluyt...
Shreveport Oramel H. Simpson (1870–1932), Governor of Louisiana (1926–28) FulwarSkipwith (1765–1839), diplomat; politician Eric Skrmetta (born 1958), politician...
consular fees from FulwarSkipwith, with whom he had signed agreements in 1794 and 1799. Eventually, Mountflorence brought suit against Skipwith. The lawsuit...
Bentley 7 November 1666: John Stratford, of Nuneaton 6 November 1667: FulwarSkipwith 15 November 1667: Sir Thomas Rous, 1st Baronet 6 November 1668: Humphrey...
[sic], in Switzerland ... Second Year of the French Republic. To [FulwarSkipwith]. Comments unfavorably about the U.S. Minister in France, Gouverneur...
Marquis de Lafayette, during his American tour. In 1827, Duplantier, FulwarSkipwith, Antoine Blanc, Thomas B. Robertson, and Sebastien Hiriart received...
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