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{{Short description|American politician and diplomat (1784–1843)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Joseph Eve
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|office = 3rd [[United States Ambassador to Texas|Chargé d'Affaires of the United States to Texas]]
|status = <!--If this is specified, overrides Incumbent.-->
|term_start = July 21, 1841
|term_end = June 3, 1843
|predecessor= [[George H. Flood]]
|successor = [[William Sumter Murphy]]
|president = [[John Tyler]]
|birth_name =
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1784|07|17}}
|birth_place = [[Culpeper County, Virginia|Culpeper County]], [[Virginia]], United States
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1843|06|16|1784|07|17}}
|death_place = [[Galveston]], [[Republic of Texas]]
|occupation = Lawyer, politician
|spouse = Betsey Withers Ballinger
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| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
| branch = {{army|United States}}
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| rank = [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]]
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| battles = [[War of 1812]]
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On April 15, 1841, Eve was appointed to post of [[Chargé d'affaires
==References==
▲He was an [[attorney]] in Kentucky and was elected to the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]] three times. He was a [[colonel]] in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] during the [[War of 1812]], and later served four years as a senator in the [[Kentucky Senate]]. Still later he was a [[circuit court]] judge for a period of ten years.
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▲On April 15, 1841, Eve was appointed to post of [[Chargé d'affaires|Chargé d’Affaires]] for the [[United States Ambassador to Texas|United States mission to the Republic of Texas]]. He was a strong advocate of U.S. annexation of [[Texas]]. During this time, conflict between Texas and [[Mexico]] grew, and the government of Texas was moved several times. Eve moved his legation to [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], hoping to benefit from the climate, as his [[tuberculosis]] was getting worse. He was succeeded by [[William S. Murphy]] on April 3, 1843. He died in Galveston in June 1843, and his wife returned to Kentucky.
==External links==
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=fev09|name=Joseph Eve}}
* [http://www.
* [http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/exhibits/annexation/part2/jos_eve_oct7_1842_1.html letters from Eve to Sam Houston]
* [http://www.
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|title=[[United States Ambassador to Texas|''Chargé d'affaires'' of U.S. Mission to Texas]]
|before=[[George H. Flood]]
|after=[[William Sumter Murphy]]
|years=1841–1843}}
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[[Category:People from Virginia]]▼
[[Category:Kentucky politicians]]▼
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[[Category:1784 births]]
[[Category:1843 deaths]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of Texas]]
[[Category:Kentucky state senators]]
[[Category:Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives]]
[[Category:United States Army colonels]]
[[Category:United States Army personnel of the War of 1812]]
▲[[Category:People from Culpeper County, Virginia]]
[[Category:People from Knox County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:19th-century American legislators]]
[[Category:19th-century American lawyers]]
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