Benjamin Desha was an American soldier and politician.
He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and was wounded in the Battle of Mackinac Island.
In 1822, Desha was appointed a receiver of public moneys by President James Monroe for the Arkansas Territory and moved there from Kentucky.
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