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40457
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Images of historical buildings such as St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and information about citizens like Penelope Barker collectively illustrated the importance of North Carolina’s first colonial capital. Revealed is the important role women continue to play in Edenton’s development in this timeline statistic: approximately 70 percent of its entrepreneurs are female.
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Edenton; Edenton Tea Party (1774); Edenton--History; Barker, Penelope Padgett, 1728-1796; Edenton--People; Hewes, Joseph, 1730-1779; Williamson, Hugh, 1735-1819; Iredell, James, 1751-1799; Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897; Civil War--Battle of Albemarle Sound--Edenton ; CSS ALBEMARLE (Ironclad); Edenton Cotton Mill (Chowan County); Edenton Peanut Factory; St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Edenton); Privott, Haywood C., 1862-1931; Chowan County Courthouse (Edenton); Cupola House (Edenton); Penelope Barker House (Edenton); Roanoke River Lighthouse; James Iredell House (Edenton); Lane House (Edenton); Corbin, Francis--Lord Granville's Agent; Architecture--Jacobean style ; Architecture, Queen Anne style; National Register of Historic Places--North Carolina
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38858
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Hugh Williamson, a native of Pennsylvania, was educated as a Presbyterian minister, but was never ordained. In 1764 he began the study of medicine and set up practice in Philadelphia. He went to Europe, and then eventually settled in Edenton, NC as a merchant and doctor. During the Revolution, Williamson was appointed surgeon-general for the NC troops. After the Revolution, he began a political career, being a member of the NC House of Commons, and then the Continental Congress. Williamson was an original trustee of UNC-Chapel Hill, and prominent organizations in New York City. In 1793, he moved to New York City where he engaged in literary pursuits.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 23 Issue No. 2, April 2014,
p42-43
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7851
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Hugh Williamson was a physician, a minister, a businessman, and a scientist. In 1735, Williamson was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He witnessed the Boston Tea Party, which led him into politics and into serving as a North Carolina delegate to the Philadelphia convention in 1787. He was a pragmatic man; even though he opposed slavery, he realized that the Southern States could not be members of the Union if the slave trade were ended. Williams even worked with Benjamin Franklin on electrical experiments. He died in New York City in 1819.
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21337
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This article looks at the career of Hugh Williamson, a member of North Carolina's General Assembly, a delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and a North Carolina congressman who figured prominently in the creation of a federal policy for the public lands of the unpopulated West.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 64 Issue 4, Oct 1987,
p371-393, por, map, f
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20754
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Williamson wore many hats during his long life--preacher, professor, physician, politician, naturalist, and historian. He was appointed Surgeon-General of the North Carolina troops by Governor Richard Caswell during the Revolutionary War and was one of the North Carolinians who signed the Federal Constitution.
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18635
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Physicians were in the North Carolina colony almost as early as there were preachers. John King practiced in Chowan as early as 1694, and Godfrey Spruill was practicing at Edenton as early as 1702. Lawrence lists other outstanding doctors, including one he considers the most famous, Dr. Hugh Williamson of Chowan, who was appointed Surgeon-General of the North Carolina troops by Governor Richard Caswell.
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19760
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Doctor Hugh Williamson was the first state representative in Congress after the State ratified the constitution and served two terms before retirement in 1793. Williamson also notably served at the Annapolis convention (1786), the Federal Convention (1787), and the Fayetteville Convention (1789) during his 11 year political career. The author reviews these important events in Williamson's political career and also his post and pre-political life.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Jan 1940,
p26-36, f
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