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− | + | '''Henri Peire''' ([[1778]]-[[1848]]) was the first [[sheriff of Escambia County]]. | |
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− | '''Henri Peire''' ([[1778]]-[[1848]]) was the first [[sheriff of Escambia County]]. | ||
Born circa [[1778]] in St. Dominique, Haiti, Peire was a privateer and merchant mariner who emigrated to the United States in the early 1800s, joining the army and fighting in the [[War of 1812]]. He was a major (and later a colonel) in the 44th Infantry and accompanied General [[Andrew Jackson]] on his [[1817]]-[[1818]] campaigns through Florida. When Jackson oversaw the transfer of Florida from Spain on [[July 17]], [[1821]], he appointed Peire as "[[Wikipedia:alguazil|alguazil]]," a position analogous to sheriff. | Born circa [[1778]] in St. Dominique, Haiti, Peire was a privateer and merchant mariner who emigrated to the United States in the early 1800s, joining the army and fighting in the [[War of 1812]]. He was a major (and later a colonel) in the 44th Infantry and accompanied General [[Andrew Jackson]] on his [[1817]]-[[1818]] campaigns through Florida. When Jackson oversaw the transfer of Florida from Spain on [[July 17]], [[1821]], he appointed Peire as "[[Wikipedia:alguazil|alguazil]]," a position analogous to sheriff. | ||
Peire served for only for a few months, moving to New Orleans around October of 1821. He became superintentendent of the New Orleans port and died in December [[1848]]. | Peire served for only for a few months, moving to New Orleans around October of 1821. He became superintentendent of the New Orleans port and died in December [[1848]]. | ||
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− | {{succession box | before = N/A | title = [[Escambia County Sheriff]] | years = | + | {{succession box | before = N/A | title = [[Escambia County Sheriff]] | years = 1821 | after = [[Charles Bradford]]}} |
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[[Category:Escambia County Sheriffs|Peire, Henri]] | [[Category:Escambia County Sheriffs|Peire, Henri]] | ||
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[[Category:Natives of Haiti|Peire, Henry]] | [[Category:Natives of Haiti|Peire, Henry]] |