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Nathaniel Macon

“Congressman, 1791-1815. Speaker of U.S. House, 1801-1807. Later U.S. Senator. His home site and grave, 4 miles NW.”
State historical marker: E-2: Nathaniel Macon 1758-1837

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NCpedia: Nathaniel Macon NCpedia Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry
Historical marker E-2: Nathaniel Macon 1758-1837 NC Highway Historical Marker Congressman, 1791-1815. Speaker of U.S. House, 1801-1807. Later U.S. Senator. His home site and grave, 4 miles NW.

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Governors' Papers: William Hawkins Correspondence, May 1813

Jones, William. · 1789

William Hawkins (b. 1777 - d. 1819), North Carolina's seventeenth governor, attended Princeton and received his law license in 1797. In 1801, he was appointed by Governor James Turner to negotiate a settlement with the …

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