Richard Dobbs Spaight

Richard Dobbs Spaight (HMUC5)

Location: New Bern, NC 28560 Craven County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 6.493', W 77° 2.286'

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Born 1758 - Died 1802

Educated in Scotland at University of Glasgow; Aide-de-Camp to Major-General Richard Caswell during the Revolution, and Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of Artillery after that war; representative of the Borough of New Bern for five terms and of the County of Craven for four terms in the North Carolina House of Commons; Speaker of the house of Commons; State Senator for two terms; member of the Continental Congress, and of the fifth and sixth Congresses of the United States; member of the National Constitutional Convention of 1787, and of the North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1788; Governor of North Carolina for three terms; mortally wounded in duel fought in 1802. The first native North Carolinian to hold the office of Governor.
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HM NumberHMUC5
Series This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series
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Year Placed1923
Placed ByThe North Carolina Historical Commission, Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, County of Craven and City of New Bern
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 1:42am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 314251 N 3886944
Decimal Degrees35.10821667, -77.03810000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 6.493', W 77° 2.286'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 6' 29.58" N, 77° 2' 17.16" W
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Area Code(s)919, 252
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 411 Craven St, New Bern NC 28560, US
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