Abner Nash
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Abner Nash was an American politician who served as the second governor of North Carolina from 1780 to 1781 and as a member of the Continental Congress from 1782 until his death.
Portrait, 1908–1909
Francis Nash
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Francis Nash was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Prior to the war, he was a lawyer, public official, and politician in Hillsborough, North Carolina,
Abner Nash
…his brief tenure as governor, North Carolina saw some of its worst conflicts as a battleground in the American Revolutionary War. Unlike his brother Francis, his temper and poor health were poorly suited to the needs of war. This brought him into difficulty with the legislature. The assembly appointed Richard…
Francis Nash's home in Hillsborough, now known as the Nash-Hooper House
An artist's depiction of the fighting around the Chew House at Germantown, near where Nash was mortally wounded
Highway Historical Marker near Nash's home in Hillsborough, North Carolina