Samuel Johnston
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Samuel Johnston was an American planter, lawyer, grand master of Freemasons, slave holder, and statesman from Chowan County, North Carolina. He represented North Carolina in both the Continental Congr
Samuel Johnston Governeur von Nord Karolina
Richard Caswell
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Richard Caswell was an American politician and lawyer who served as the first and fifth governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1776 to 1780 and from 1785 to 1787. He also served as a senior
Samuel Johnston
…and Fourth congresses in 1775 and 1776. After Royal Governor Josiah Martin abdicated in 1775, he was the highest-ranking official in the state until Richard Caswell was elected president of the Fifth Provincial Congress. Johnston is frequently cited as having served in the North Carolina Senate in 1779, but that…
Richard Caswell
The Caswell House at Kinston