Overview
Lawrence Taliaferro Dade of "Bell Forest," (1785 in Orange County, Virginia – March 25, 1842 in Owensboro, Kentucky) was a Virginia state senator, planter and captain in the US Army.
At the time he was serving as a member of the Virginia Assembly (1808–1819). He also served as a member of the Virginia State Senate from 1819 to 1832.
Before his death in 1842, he moved with his family to Owensboro, Kentucky.
Early and family life
Lawrence Taliaferro Dade was born to Captain Francis Dade and Sarah Taliaferro in 1785. Captain Francis Dade and his cousin Baldwin Dade were patriots of the Revolutionary War serving in the 3rd Continental Light Dragoons.
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