Daniel Dunklin was the fifth Governor of Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

 from 1832 to 1836. He was born in 1790 in Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville, South Carolina

-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...

, and died in 1844 near Herculaneum, Missouri

Herculaneum, Missouri

Herculaneum is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population estimate in 2008 was 3,582. It was 2,805 at the 2000 census. The City of Herculaneum was the first county seat of Jefferson County from January 1, 1819 to 1839. The city celebrated its Bicentennial throughout the...

, where he is buried. His grave

Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave State Historic Site

Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave in the town of Herculaneum in Jefferson County, Missouri, about 30 miles south of St. Louis, and is maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources as a state historic site. It preserves the grave of Missouri Governor Daniel Dunklin.- See also:* List of...

 is a state historic site

Historic site

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 and interprets Dunklin's role as the Father of Public Schools, as well as offering a scenic overlook of the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

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. Dunklin County

Dunklin County, Missouri

Dunklin County is a county located in the Bootheel of Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 33,155. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 31,454. The largest city and county seat is Kennett...

 in Missouri is named for him, as is the school district of Pevely

Pevely, Missouri

Pevely is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The 2009 estimated population is 5,883. The population was 3,768 at the 2000 census. Charles S...

 and Herculaneum

Herculaneum, Missouri

Herculaneum is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population estimate in 2008 was 3,582. It was 2,805 at the 2000 census. The City of Herculaneum was the first county seat of Jefferson County from January 1, 1819 to 1839. The city celebrated its Bicentennial throughout the...

, known as the Dunklin R-V School District.http://www.dunklin.k12.mo.us/

During his governorship, in 1833, more than 1,000 Mormon

Mormon

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s were oppressed and driven from their homes and lands in Jackscon County

Jackson County, Missouri

Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. With a population of 674,158 in the 2010 census, Jackson County is the second most populous of Missouri's counties, after St. Louis County. Kansas City, the state's most populous city and focus city of the Kansas City Metropolitan...

 by ad-hoc vigilante mobs. Dunklin made a weak effort to restore law and order in the district, but ultimately capitulated to the demands of the vigilantes and turned a blind eye to the injustices committed against the Latter Day Saints.

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