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Isaac Shelby
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Isaac Shelby
Isaac Shelby
(December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was the
first and fifth
Governor
of the
U.S. state
of
Kentucky
and served in the state legislatures of
Virginia
and
North Carolina
. He was also a soldier in
Lord Dunmore's War
, the
Revolutionary War
, and the
War of 1812
. While governor, he personally led the
Kentucky
militia in the
Battle of the Thames
, an action that was rewarded with a
Congressional Gold Medal
. Counties in nine states, and several cities and military bases, have been named in his honor. His fondness for
John Dickinson
's
The Liberty Song
is believed to be the reason Kentucky adopted the state motto "
United we stand, divided we fall
".
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