Record #:

19670

Author(s):

Sanders, Jennings B.

Abstract:

Native Irishman Thomas Burke served first as a North Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress and later as state governor. The article is brief history of his political career with the state, and more specifically his efforts to limit government, separate church and state, and also striving for religious tolerance. He died in 1783.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 9 Issue 1, Jan 1932, p22-37, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Burke, Thomas, 1744-1783