Record #:

15849

Author(s):

Sadler, W. J.

Abstract:

At the age of thirty-four, William Hawkins was probably the youngest person to elected Governor of North Carolina. He served three terms, most of it during the War of 1812. Sadler describes Hawkins' activities in preparing the state for war.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 24, Nov 1935, p6

Subject(s):

Governors