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| Affiliation | Whig |
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| Name | Burgess S. Gaither |
| Address | Burke County
, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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March 16, 1807
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| Died | February 23, 1892
(84 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
Jul 27, 2020 06:56am |
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| Info | Burgess S. Gaither - a Whig politician in the mid- nineteenth century.
He was born in Rowan County on 3/16/1807.
Gaither was the final surviving member of the NC Constitutional Convention of 1835 (Wilmington Morning Star, 8/3/1886).
Gaither joined the Whig Party in the 1830s and was a delegate to the 1839 national convention in Harrisburg PA.
State Senate (W-Burke County NC) 1840-41, 1844-45; President Pro Tempore 1844-45. Appointed Superintendent of the US Mint in Charlotte by Pres. John Tyler in 1841 (Raleigh Register, 7/30/1841).
He died on 2/23/1892.
NC Manual 1913, p. 523
NC Manual 1989, p. 238
Biographical History of North Carolina 2:93-98 |
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