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13984
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Born in Virginia, but bred in North Carolina, these three early governors, John Motley Morehead, James Turner, and Abner Nash, were successful politicians
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14043
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The editors of BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine interview Governor James B. Hunt on the state's economy, for which he forecasts vigorous growth, and other matters affecting North Carolina.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 12, Dec 1983,
p33-35, por
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14131
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Over a period of almost 300 years, North Carolina has had an odd and interesting assortment of chief executives, particularly in the early period of the State's history.
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14315
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In this third of an eight-part series on the Civil War, Gerard discusses the leadership of Zebulon Baird Vance, Colonel of the 26th North Carolina Regiment and the wartime Governor of North Carolina.
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14389
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Richard Dobbs Spaight and his son by the same name were influential political figures with both serving as governors. This article outlines the family's early history and public service careers beginning when the elder Spaight became governor in the late 18th-century followed by the younger Spaight in the mid-19th-century.
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14478
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Many interesting and dramatic events occurred during the lifetime of Governor Benjamin Smith, and even after his death his body was not permitted to rest in peace.
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14607
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Alexander Martin was a Colonel during the Revolution, Speaker of the Senate, thrice Governor of North Carolina and held numerous other positions of considerable importance.
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14680
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As long as North Carolina remains a state, the name of Charles B. Aycock will be revered for the outstanding service he rendered to education and other worthy causes.
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14684
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Thomas Bragg was born 1810 in Warrenton, one of three brothers; John Bragg, a member of Congress, and Braxton Bragg, the heralded Confederate General. Thomas gained his own fame within the state as Governor in 1854 and on a national scale as U.S. Senator after two terms as Governor. In Confederate government, President Davis appointed Bragg as Attorney General in November 1861, but surprisingly resigned in March 1862 for reasons still unknown. Afterward, he resumed his law practice in Raleigh until his death in January 1872.
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14768
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James Turner was one of the early Governors of North Carolina, serving three terms, following which he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served two terms.
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11.The Unique Career of Richard Dobbs Spaight by Lawrence, R.C. The State Vol. 12 Issue 32, Jan 1945
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14781
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The case of Richard Dobbs Spaight is without parallel in North Carolina history: he was a grand-nephew of a Governor; he became a Governor himself, and his son was elected as Governor, among many other interesting features of his life.
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15739
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Edward Hyde was the first governor of the colony of North Carolina. His administration was one of the most disastrous the colonists had been called upon to endure in the New World. A revolt led by the former governor Thomas Cary and the Tuscarora Indian War filled his brief two year term with turmoil and violence.
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Thomas Pollock, described as a \"man of wealth, ability, and influence,\" was the second governor of North Carolina. Among his principal accomplishments were the subjugation of hostile Indian tribes, restoration of religion freedom, and the laying out of the city of Beaufort.
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Recently, a historical marker to Dobbs County was erected on the spot of its old county courthouse near Goldsboro. Few people know the county existed and fewer know of the man for whom it was named, Arthur Dobbs. The county ceased in 1791 and three counties were formed from it--Lenoir (1791), and Greene and Wayne (1799). Dobbs was a colonial governor of the state, 1754-1765, surveyor-general of Ireland, a scholar and a scientist.
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15743
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Sir Richard Everard was the 19th governor of colonial North Carolina, 1725-1731. Two major events marked his administration--the sale of the rights in the colony by seven of the eight Lords Proprietors to the King of England and the establishment of the North Carolina-Virginia boundary.
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