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Richard Dobbs Spaight III

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Richard Dobbs Spaight III

Birth
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Death
17 Nov 1850 (aged 53–54)
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
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New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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US Governor, US Congressman. Spaight, the son of Constitution signer Richard Spaight, Sr., served as a member of the North Carolina state house of commons in 1819. He followed that as a state senator from 1820 to 1822. He was then elected as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina from 1823 to 1825. After leaving Congress, he once again became a state senator, this time for ten years. (1825-1835). From 1835 to 1836, he served, as his father had, as a Governor of North Carolina.
US Governor, US Congressman. Spaight, the son of Constitution signer Richard Spaight, Sr., served as a member of the North Carolina state house of commons in 1819. He followed that as a state senator from 1820 to 1822. He was then elected as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina from 1823 to 1825. After leaving Congress, he once again became a state senator, this time for ten years. (1825-1835). From 1835 to 1836, he served, as his father had, as a Governor of North Carolina.

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  • Originally Created by: Evening Blues
  • Added: Nov 3, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8056265/richard_dobbs-spaight: accessed ), memorial page for Richard Dobbs Spaight III (1796–17 Nov 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8056265, citing Clermont Estate Cemetery, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.