Lawrence Taliaferro
Lawrence Taliaferro | |
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Lawrence Taliaferro in a portrait from about 1830. | |
| Born | February 28, 1794 Whitehall Plantation in King George County, Virginia |
| Died | January 22, 1871 (aged 76) |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Years of service | 1812–1813 (Virginia Militia) 1813–ca. 1837 (US Army) |
Lawrence Taliaferro (/ˈtɒlɪvər/ TOL-iv-ər; February 28, 1794 – January 22, 1871) was a United States Army officer who served as an Indian agent at Fort Snelling, Minnesota from 1820 through 1839. He was also part of the famous enslaved African American Dred Scott's struggle for freedom.