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Jack Jouett.
American farmer, politician, and militiaman (1754–1822)
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About Jack Jouett
Jack Jouett Jr. was an American farmer and politician in Virginia and Kentucky best known for his 40-mile (60 km) ride during the American Revolution in 1781. Sometimes called the "Paul Revere of the South", Jouett rode to warn Thomas Jefferson, then the outgoing governor of Virginia that British cavalry had been sent to capture them.
Everything about Jack Jouett →- Occupation
- military personnel, politician, farmer
- Position held
- member of the Virginia House of Delegates, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 7, 1754
- Died
- March 1, 1822