Samuel Whiteside, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSamuel Whiteside
American militia general and politician
Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1783
Place of Birth: Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 12-Jan-1866
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Samuel Whiteside
- Samuel Whiteside (April 12, 1783 – January 12, 1866) was an Illinois pioneer.
- A farmer and backwoodsman, Whiteside briefly served in the Illinois General Assembly after statehood and led the Illinois militia for decades, rising to the rank of general but also enlisting as an ordinary soldier when militia calls declined at the end of wars.
- Whiteside fought the British in the War of 1812 and Native Americans through the Blackhawk War (including in the Illinois Territory before statehood and later later the Wisconsin Territory).
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