Shelby, Isaac
soldier, surveyor, state legislator, governor, was born Dec. 11, 1750, near Hagerstown, Md. He became a surveyor in western Virginia. In 1774 he was lieutenant in his father's company at the battle of Point Pleasant, Va.; was a captain in 1776; and was made commissary in 1777.
He was member of the legislature in 1779; was commissioned a major by Governor Jefa ferson, and in 1780 was made colonel, and defeated Major Ferguson at the battle of King's Mountain. He was a member of the legislature of North Carolina in 1781 and 1782. In 1788 he settled at Travelers' Rest, Kentucky; was governor of Kentucky from 1792 to 1796, after its separation from Virginia, and in 1813 joined General Harrison. In 1818 he was a commissioner, with General Jackson, to treat with the Cherokee Indians. A county in Kentucky and a college in Shelbyville were named for him. He died July 18, 1826, in Lincoln county, Ky.