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Hawkins-Green-Macon family of Warrenton, North Carolina

Note: This is just one of 1,164 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Benjamin Hawkins (1754-1818) — of North Carolina. Born in Granville County (part now in Warren County), N.C., August 15, 1754. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1778-79, 1784; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1781-83, 1787; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1789; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1789-95. Slaveowner. Died in Crawford County, Ga., June 6, 1818 (age 63 years, 295 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Crawford County, Ga.
  Relatives: Uncle of Micajah Thomas Hawkins.
  Political families: Hawkins-Green-Macon family of Warrenton, North Carolina; Alston-Macon-Hawkins family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Hawkins County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Nathaniel Macon (1757-1837) — of Warrenton, Warren County, N.C. Born near Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., December 17, 1757. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina state senate, 1780-82, 1784-85; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1791-1815 (at-large 1791-97, 5th District 1797-99, at-large 1799-1803, 6th District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 6th District 1807-09, at-large 1809-11, 6th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-15, 6th District 1815); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1801-05; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1815-28; resigned 1828; received 24 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1824; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina. Slaveowner. Died in Warren County, N.C., June 29, 1837 (age 79 years, 194 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Warren County, N.C.
  Relatives: Uncle of Henry Seawell, Willis Alston and Micajah Thomas Hawkins; grandfather of William Eaton Jr.; great-grandfather of Charles Henry Martin.
  Political family: Alston-Macon-Hawkins family of North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Macon counties in Ala., Ga., Ill., Mo., N.C. and Tenn. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Jesse Wharton (1782-1833) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Covesville, Albemarle County, Va., July 29, 1782. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1807-09; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1814-17. Slaveowner. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., July 22, 1833 (age 50 years, 358 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of John O. Wharton and Rhoda (Morris) Wharton; grandfather of Wharton Jackson Green.
  Political family: Hawkins-Green-Macon family of Warrenton, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Micajah Thomas Hawkins (1790-1858) — also known as Micajah T. Hawkins — of Warrenton, Warren County, N.C. Born near Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., May 20, 1790. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1819; member of North Carolina state senate, 1823; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1831-41. Slaveowner. Died December 22, 1858 (age 68 years, 216 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Nephew of Benjamin Hawkins and Nathaniel Macon; uncle of Thomas Jefferson Green; granduncle of Wharton Jackson Green.
  Political families: Hawkins-Green-Macon family of Warrenton, North Carolina; Alston-Kenan family of Milledgeville, Georgia; Alston-Macon-Hawkins family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Jefferson Green (1802-1863) — of North Carolina; Texas; California. Born in Warren County, N.C., 1802. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1823; general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1836; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1837; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California state senate, 1850. Sponsored the bill in the California Senate to create the University of California. Died in North Carolina, December 12, 1863 (age about 61 years). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1905 at Fairview Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  Relatives: Father of Wharton Jackson Green; nephew of Micajah Thomas Hawkins.
  Political families: Hawkins-Green-Macon family of Warrenton, North Carolina; Alston-Macon-Hawkins family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Matt Whitaker Ransom (1826-1904) — also known as Matt W. Ransom — of Warrenton, Warren County, N.C.; Weldon, Halifax County, N.C. Born in Warren County, N.C., October 8, 1826. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; North Carolina state attorney general, 1853-55; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1858-60; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1872-95; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 1876-88; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1895-97. Slaveowner. Died near Garysburg, Northampton County, N.C., October 8, 1904 (age 78 years, 0 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Halifax County, N.C.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of Edward Rawles; cousin *** of Wharton Jackson Green.
  Political family: Hawkins-Green-Macon family of Warrenton, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Wharton Jackson Green (1831-1910) — of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C. Born in St. Marks, Wakulla County, Fla., February 28, 1831. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1872, 1876, 1904 (alternate); U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1883-87. Slaveowner. Died near Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., August 6, 1910 (age 79 years, 159 days). Interment at Cross Creek Cemetery No. 1, Fayetteville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Jefferson Green; grandson of Jesse Wharton; grandnephew of Micajah Thomas Hawkins; cousin *** of Matt Whitaker Ransom.
  Political family: Hawkins-Green-Macon family of Warrenton, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward Rawles — also known as Ned Rawles — of North Carolina. Born in Garysburg, Northampton County, N.C. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1884, 1897. African ancestry. One of the first Black members of the North Carolina legislature. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Matt Whitaker Ransom.
  Political family: Hawkins-Green-Macon family of Warrenton, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
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