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'''Joseph Eve''' ([[{{#formatdate:July 17 July]], [[1784]]–1843}}–June 1843) was an [[American politician]] and [[politiciandiplomat]].

Eve was born July 17, 1784 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 ana [[Lawyer|attorneylawyer]] 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.

On {{#formatdate: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 {{#formatdate:April 3, 1843}}. He died in Galveston in June 1843, and his wife returned to Kentucky.