Benjamin Smith (North Carolina politician)
Benjamin Smith was the 16th governor of North Carolina from 1810 to 1811.
Benjamin Smith (North Carolina politician)
The Fayetteville Convention was a meeting by 271 delegates from North Carolina to ratify the US Constitution. Governor Samuel Johnston presided over the convention, which met in Fayetteville, North Carolina, from November 16 to 23, 1789 to debate on and decide on the ratification of the Constitution, which had recommended to the states by the Philadelphia Convention during the summer of 1787. The delegates ratified the Constitution by a vote of 194 to 77, thus making North Carolina the 12th state to ratify the constitution.
Governor Samuel Johnston presided over the Convention
Market House, on site of the State House in Fayetteville
William Richardson Davie, Town of Halifax delegate
Scene at the signing of the Constitution of the United States. Signing is Richard Dobbs Spaight, and behind him is William Blount and Hugh Williamson.