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(1787 - 1836)
In 1787 George Shannon was born, a relative to Governor Shannon
of Kentucky and of Irish-Protestant descent. During a visit to
Pittsburgh he had a chance meeting with Lewis who was patiently
waiting for the completion of the keelboat that was to be used
on his expedition. Shortly afterwards Shannon enlisted on
October 19, 1803 and became one of the “Nine Young Men from
Kentucky” and the
youngest member of the expedition. He was
selected to be a member of the Permanent Party and was sent to
Camp Dubois.
In
1807, he was one of the force under Ensign Nathaniel Pryor which
attempted to return
Sheheke (Big White) to
his home among the Mandans.
He was
elected a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in
1820 and 1822. He was a State senator from Missouri for a time,
then returned to law. He died suddenly in court at Palmyra,
Missouri, in 1836, aged forty-nine, and
he is buried in an unmarked grave in the Massie
Mill Cemetery one mile north of Palmyra.
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