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Spaight family of New Bern, North Carolina

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  Richard Dobbs Spaight (1758-1802) — of Craven County, N.C. Born in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., March 25, 1758. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1781; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1783-85; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of North Carolina, 1792-95; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1798-1801 (10th District 1798-99, at-large 1799-1801); member of North Carolina state senate, 1801. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Mortally wounded in in a duel with John Stanly, his opponent and successor in Congress, and died in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., September 6, 1802 (age 44 years, 165 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Craven County, N.C.
  Relatives: Father of Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.; grandfather of Richard Spaight Donnell.
  Political family: Spaight family of New Bern, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. (1796-1850) — also known as Richard D. Spaight, Jr. — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Born in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., 1796. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1820; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1823-25; Governor of North Carolina, 1835-36. Slaveowner. Died in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., November 2, 1850 (age about 54 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Craven County, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Dobbs Spaight.
  Political family: Spaight family of New Bern, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Richard Spaight Donnell (1820-1867) — of North Carolina. Born in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., September 20, 1820. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1847-49; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1860. Slaveowner. Died in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., June 3, 1867 (age 46 years, 256 days). Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
  Relatives: Grandson of Richard Dobbs Spaight.
  Political family: Spaight family of New Bern, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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