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About Stephen W. Kearny
Stephen Watts Kearny was one of the foremost antebellum frontier officers of the United States Army. He is remembered for his significant contributions in the Mexican–American War, especially the Conquest of California. The Kearny Code, proclaimed on September 22, 1846, in Santa Fe, established the law and government of the newly acquired territory of New Mexico and was named after him. His nephew was Major General Philip Kearny of American Civil War fame.
Everything about Stephen W. Kearny →- Occupation
- military personnel, politician, Brigadegeneral, governor
- Position held
- Governor of Alta California
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 30, 1794
- Died
- October 31, 1848