John Sevier served four years (1785–1789) as the only governor of the State of Franklin and twelve years (1796–1801 and 1803–1809) as Governor of Tennessee, and as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1811 until his death. He also served as the commander of the Washington County, Tennessee contingent of the Overmountain Men in the Battle of Kings Mountain. Wikipedia
Two months before, in an article in the Knoxville Gazette , Jackson had charged Sevier with fraud and bribery. www.metropulse.com/dir_zine/dir_2003/1339/t_secret.html
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John Sevier 1745-1815 John Sevier, pioneer, soldier, statesman and a founder of the Republic, was Tennessee's first governor and one of its most illustrious citizens. tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=S023