Joseph Hamilton Daveiss | |
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 Portrait of Daveiss by James Peale | |
| Birth name | Joseph Hamilton Daveiss |
| Born | March 1774 Bedford County, Colony of Virginia, British America |
| Died | November 7, 1811 (aged 37) Tippecanoe County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Buried | Tippecanoe County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Service | United States Army Indiana Territory, Militia |
| Years of service | 1811 |
| Commands | Dragoon Reserve |
| Spouse(s) |
Ann Marshall (m. 1803) |
Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (/ˈdeɪvɪs/; March 1774 – November 7, 1811), a Virginia-born lawyer, received a mortal wound while commanding the Dragoons of the Kentucky Militia at the Battle of Tippecanoe. Five years earlier, Daveiss had tried to warn President Thomas Jefferson about Aaron Burr's plans to provoke rebellion in Spanish-held territories southwest of his Kentucky district.