Robert B. McAfee

Robert B. McAfee
A man with dark hair and a prominent nose and ears wearing a white shirt and black jacket
5th United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office July 1, 1833 – June 20, 1837
President	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	Thomas Patrick Moore
Succeeded by	James Semple
7th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office August 24, 1824 – August 26, 1828
Governor	Joseph Desha
Preceded by	William T. Barry
Succeeded by	John Breathitt
Personal details
Born	February 18, 1784 Mercer County, Kentucky
Died	Salt River, Kentucky
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	General
Battles/wars	War of 1812

Robert Breckinridge McAfee (February 18, 1784 – March 12, 1849) was a Kentucky politician, and was the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky serving from 1824 to 1828.

McAfee was born on February 18, 1784 in Mercer County, Kentucky, and was orphaned in 1795 after his father was killed in New Orleans, Louisiana. McAfee was made a General in the United States Army during the War of 1812 and commanded a troop raised by order of Gen. Andrew Jackson, that took part in the Battle of New Orleans.

Following his military service, he lived in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and entered state politics. He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives prior to 1824, when he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. He cast a tie-breaking vote that prevented the abolition of the "New Court" during the Old Court-New Court controversy in 1825. President Andrew Jackson then named him Chargé d'affaires to New Granada, which he served from 1833 to 1837.

External links

• http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mayne-mcallen.html

Political offices
Preceded by William T. Barry	Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1824–1828	Succeeded by John Breathitt
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Thomas P. Moore	United States Chargé d'affaires, New Granada 1 July 1833 – 20 June 1837	Succeeded by James Semple

• Robert B. McAfee raised a company for service in Col.Richard M. Johnson's Mounted Kentucky Militia Regiment. He and his company served exclusively with Gen.William Henry Harrison's Army of the Northwest, and took no part in the Battle of New Orleans. His unit, Col.Johnson's Mounted Regiment, was more responsible for Harrison's victory at the Thames than any other, for they fought most of the action on their own, breaking through the British lines with no infantry support. All of this can be easily substantiated by reading "History of the Late War in the Western Country", by Robert B.McAfee himself, published by Worsley & Smith in Lexington, KY in 1816.