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- John Whistler (ca. 1756 – 3 September 1829) was a soldier, born in County Londonderry, Ireland. He ran away from home when a boy, enlisted in the British army, and served as a colour sergeant under General John Burgoyne during the American Revolutionary War. After the surrender at Saratoga, John returned to England and was honorably discharged. Soon afterward, he eloped with Anna, a daughter of Sir Edward Bishop, a friend of his father. They emigrated to the United States, and settled at Hagerstown, Maryland. Shortly afterward, John entered the United States Army, and was sent to the Western frontier. He was sent on the Harmar Campaign of 1790, and was severely wounded in St. Clair's Defeat of 1791. He was a Lieutenant in the Legion of the United States, and helped build the United States forts in Fort Wayne. He commanded in succession, Fort St. Mary's (1795 - ), Fort Wayne, and Fort Dearborn. He was promoted to Captain on 1 July 1797 and transferred to Fort Lernoult in Detroit. In Summer 1803, he was sent with his company of the 1st Infantry from Fort Detroit to Lake Michigan, where he completed Fort Dearborn before the close of the year, on the site of the future city of Chicago. He served as the first commandant of the new fort. Captain Whistler was recalled to Detroit in 1810. During the War of 1812, he was breveted to Major, and served with his company until the end of the war in 1815. After the war, he was appointed military store-keeper at Newport, Kentucky. In 1816, he was sent to Fort Wayne where he built the third fort there; having helped design the first two. In 1817 he moved to St. Charles, Missouri, and was the military storekeeper at Jefferson Barracks, near St. Louis, Missouri, a position he held until his death at Fort Bellefontaine in 1829. His ancestor Ralph Whistler was the chief tenant of the Salters' Company Plantation of Ulster grant centred of Magherafelt, County Londonderry, from 1627 to 1635. (en)
- John Whistler (né vers 1756 – mort le 3 septembre 1829) était un soldat né dans l'Ulster, en Irlande. Il s'engagea dans l'armée britannique pendant la guerre d'indépendance américaine, sous les ordres du général John Burgoyne. Après la reddition de Saratoga, John retourna en Angleterre. Il revint aux États-Unis avec Anna, fille de Sir Edward Bishop, un ami de son père. Le couple s'installa à Hagerstown dans le Maryland. Il entra ensuite dans les rangs de l'armée américaine et fut envoyé sur la Frontière. Il participa à la campagne de Harmar en 1790 et fut grièvement blessé au cours de la bataille de la Wabash en 1791. Il fut ensuite lieutenant dans la et contribua à la construction du Fort Wayne dans l'Indiana. Il fut promu capitaine le 1er juillet 1797 et transféré au . Au cours de l'été 1803, il fut envoyé avec sa compagnie de la première infanterie de Fort Detroit au lac Michigan, où il acheva la construction du Fort Dearborn, sur le site de la future ville de Chicago. Il en fut le premier commandant avant d'être remplacé par Nathan Heald. Il fut rappelé à Détroit en 1810, puis envoyé à Newport (Kentucky) en 1815. L'année suivante, il s'installa de nouveau au Fort Wayne, puis à , près de Saint-Louis (Missouri), où il resta jusqu'à sa mort. (fr)
- Джон Уистлер (англ. John Whistler; 1756—1829) — американский военнослужащий. (ru)
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- Джон Уистлер (англ. John Whistler; 1756—1829) — американский военнослужащий. (ru)
- John Whistler (ca. 1756 – 3 September 1829) was a soldier, born in County Londonderry, Ireland. He ran away from home when a boy, enlisted in the British army, and served as a colour sergeant under General John Burgoyne during the American Revolutionary War. After the surrender at Saratoga, John returned to England and was honorably discharged. Soon afterward, he eloped with Anna, a daughter of Sir Edward Bishop, a friend of his father. They emigrated to the United States, and settled at Hagerstown, Maryland. (en)
- John Whistler (né vers 1756 – mort le 3 septembre 1829) était un soldat né dans l'Ulster, en Irlande. Il s'engagea dans l'armée britannique pendant la guerre d'indépendance américaine, sous les ordres du général John Burgoyne. Après la reddition de Saratoga, John retourna en Angleterre. Il revint aux États-Unis avec Anna, fille de Sir Edward Bishop, un ami de son père. Le couple s'installa à Hagerstown dans le Maryland. (fr)
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