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.| HM Number | HMUC5 |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series |
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| Year Placed | 1923 |
| Placed By | The North Carolina Historical Commission, Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, County of Craven and City of New Bern |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 1:42am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 314251 N 3886944 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.10821667, -77.03810000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 6.493', W 77° 2.286' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 6' 29.58" N, 77° 2' 17.16" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 919, 252 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 411 Craven St, New Bern NC 28560, US |
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