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| Affiliation | Federalist |
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| Name | Benjamin Williams |
| Address | Moore County
, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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January 01, 1751
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| Died | July 20, 1814
(63 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
Jan 01, 2023 05:33am |
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| Info | WILLIAMS, Benjamin, a Governor and U.S. Representative from North Carolina; born near Smithfield, Johnston County, N.C., January 1, 1751; attended the country schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the provincial congress in 1774 and 1775; served in the Revolutionary Army as second lieutenant; promoted to captain in the Second Regiment July 19, 1776; promoted to colonel for gallantry at Guilford, N.C., July 12, 1781; member of the State house of commons in 1779, 1785, and 1789; member of the State senate in 1780, 1781, April 1784, October 1784, and 1786, and again in 1807 and 1809
U.S. House (F-NC) 1793-1795
Governor (F-NC) 1799-1802 and 1807-1808
Died in Moore County, N.C., July 20, 1814; interment in the family cemetery in Moore County, near Carbonton, N.C.; reinterment, 1970, at his last residence in Moore County, now known as "The House in the Horseshoe," a mile and a half from his original grave on Governor’s Creek.
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