Amos Stoddard

Amos Stoddard (* October 26, 1762 in Woodbury, Connecticut, † May 11, 1813 in Perrysburg, Ohio ) was an American politician and territorial governor of the Louisiana Territory.

Early years

Amos Stoddard was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. After the war he was employed by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. In 1798, Stoddard was ordered by U.S. President John Adams as a captain of artillery to the western border of the United States. At the same time he was representative of the U.S. government in the transfer of the Louisiana territory to the United States.

In the Louisiana Territory

The 1803 acquired by President Thomas Jefferson Louisiana Territory belonged until 1800 to the Spanish Crown. This year, the area was ceded to France in accordance with the Treaty of San Ildefonso. During the transition of the territory to the United States on March 9, 1804 Stoddard represented both the French and the American side. Until October 1, 1804, he was military governor of the territory. He officiated in St. Louis in what is now the state of Missouri.

Further CV

Stoddard was still in the army. In 1807 he was promoted to Major. On 5 May 1813, he was wounded at the Battle of Fort Meigs. A few days later he succumbed to his injuries.