"American politician" . . . . . "Christian, Israel"@en . . . "Israel Christian"@en . . . . "1784Z"^^ . . "Israel Christian (c. 1720\u20131784) was an 18th-century American pioneer, militia officer, politician and businessman. One of the earliest landowners in Kentucky, he founded the town of Fincastle, Kentucky. Christiansburg, Virginia, the county seat of Montgomery County, was also named in his honor."@en . . "1720Z"^^ .