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Line 12: \|known_for = Chargé d'affaires<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charg%C3%A9%20d'affaires Merriam-Webster, (definition)]</ref> to Republic of Texas before annexation }} '''Joseph Eve''' (17 July 1784 – 1 June June 1843) was an [[~~United States~~Americans\|American]] politician and [[diplomat]]. He was born in [[Culpeper County, Virginia]]. As a young man he moved to [[Knox County, Kentucky]]. He married Betsey Withers Ballinger in 1811; they had no children. He was a [[lawyer]] in Kentucky and was elected to the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]] three times. He was a [[colonel]] in the [[United States Army]] during the [[War of 1812]], and later served four years as a senator in the [[Kentucky Senate]]. He was a [[circuit court]] judge for a period of ten years. On 15 April 1841, Eve was appointed to post of [[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 the then-independent Republic. During this time, conflict between Texas and [[Mexico]] grew, and the provisional Republic seat of government was relocated several times. Eve moved his legation to [[Galveston, Texas]], hoping to benefit from the climate, as his [[tuberculosis]] was getting worse. However, in 1843 he was released from his assignment, succeeded by William S. Murphy on 3 April 1843. He died soon thereafter (1 June), after which his widow relocated to their residence in Kentucky.

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