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| Name | Richard D. Spaight Jr. |
| Address | Craven County
New Bern, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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00, 1796
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| Died | November 17, 1850
(54 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | SPAIGHT, Richard Dobbs, Jr., (son of Richard Dobbs Spaight), a Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, N.C., in 1796; attended the New Bern Academy and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1815; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in New Bern; member of the state house of commons November 15, 1819-December 25, 1819
US Representative (DR-NC) 1823-1825; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1825
NC Senate in 1820-1822, 1825-1835
Governor (D-NC) 1835-1836; defeated for re-election in the first popular election for Governor in NC
Delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1835; engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in New Bern, N.C., November 17, 1850; interment in the family sepulcher at “Clermont,” near New Bern, N.C.
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