did he participate in any war?
Yes, the War of 1812
Joseph Desha
War of 1812
who is joseph desha? He was a U.S. Representative and the ninth governor. where was he born? Monroe County, Pennsylvania when? December 9, 1768 was he married? Yes, to Margaret "Peggy" Bledsoe did he have kids? Yes, they had thirteen children. you said he was a governor, for which state? U.S. state of Kentucky
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Joseph Desha [SEP] Service in the House and the War of 1812
Proclaiming his dissatisfaction with Macon's Bill Number 1, he maintained that all embargoes and sanctions would fail as long as "the British have a Canada or a Nova Scotia on the continent of America", although he acknowledged the high cost in both money and lives that annexation of Canada would entail. On June 4, 1812, he voted in favor of a declaration of war on Great Britain, officially beginning the War of 1812. Desha returned to Kentucky after the congressional session. He responded to Governor Isaac Shelby's call for volunteers to serve in William Henry Harrison's campaign into Upper Canada.