For the American football coach, see George Davenport (American football). For the Australian politician, see George Davenport (Queensland politician). For the Episcopal bishop, see George W. Davenport. For the English cricketer, see George Davenport (cricketer).
English-American pioneer and civic planner (1783–1845)
George Davenport
George Davenport holding a rolled parchment city map of Davenport by Peter Britt, circa 1845
Born
George William King
1783
Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Died
July 4, 1845(1845-07-04) (aged 62)
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States
Cause of death
Murder
Resting place
Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois
Nationality
English-American
Occupation(s)
Sailor, frontiersman, soldier, fur trader, merchant, postmaster, Indian agent, city planner
Employer(s)
U.S. Government, American Fur Company, self employed
Known for
One of the first pioneers to settle in Rock Island, Illinois and one of the co-founders of Davenport, Iowa.
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Colonel George Davenport, born George William King (1783 – July 4, 1845), was a 19th-century English-American sailor, frontiersman, fur trader, merchant, postmaster, US Army soldier, Indian agent, and city planner. A prominent and well-known settler in the Iowa Territory, he was one of the earliest settlers in Rock Island. He spent much of his life involved in the early settlement of the Mississippi Valley and the "Quad Cities". The present-day city of Davenport, Iowa is named after him.[1]
^Thwaites, Reuben Gold. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Vol. XX. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1911. (pg. 357)
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