Background
Covington, Leonard was born on October 30, 1768 in Aquasco, Maryland, United States.
United States representative politician
Covington, Leonard was born on October 30, 1768 in Aquasco, Maryland, United States.
Born in Aquasco, Prince George"s County, in what was then the British Province of Maryland, Leonard Covington joined the United States Army as a Cornet in March 1792. He was promoted to Captain in 1794 and served in the Northwest Indian War (1785–1795) under Anthony Wayne, where he distinguished himself at Fort Recovery and the Battle of Fallen Timbers. He resigned from the military at the conclusion of the Northwest Indian War.
In 1809, Leonard Covington returned to the Army as Colonel of light dragoons, having served as a Representative (Democratic-Republican Party) from Maryland in the Ninth Congress (1805–1807).
He was in command at Fort Adams on the lower Mississippi River and participated in the 1810 takeover by the United States of the Republic of West Florida, in today"s Florida Parishes, Louisiana. He served in the War of 1812, being promoted to Brigadier General in August of 1813.
Leonard West. Covington was mortally wounded in the Battle of Crysler"s Farm and died three days later at French"s Mills, New New York At the time of his death, Brigade
General Covington and his family were residents of Washington in the Mississippi Territory, in a home named Propinquity, built in 1810 near the large military installation, Fort Dearborn, where Covington commanded the Regiment of Light Dragoons.
During this period, the town of Washington was the capital of the Mississippi Territory. The Covingtons had at least four children: Levin, Rebecca, Benjamin, and Edward. Covington, Georgia
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Covington County, Alabama
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Covington Theological Seminary in Rossville, Georgia.
Member Maryland; member United States House