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22128
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This article examines the life and family history of Thomas Burke, North Carolina's third governor and delegate to the Continental Congress.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 6 Issue 2, October 1906,
p103-122, por
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19670
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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.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 9 Issue 1, Jan 1932,
p22-37, f
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20250
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This article looks at the tumultuous, short and tragic political career of Thomas Burke, the revolutionary patriot, representative to the Continental Congress, and third Governor of North Carolina.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 26 Issue 2, April 1949,
p150-186, f
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12300
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A graveside service and memorial plaque commemorated the life of Dr. Thomas Burke on May 27, 1973 at the Old Tyaquin Plantation, near Hillsborough. Burke was governor of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War, a lawyer, doctor, poet, and delegate to the Continental Congress at Philadelphia. He was one of the eight drafters of the Halifax Resolve. Burke County is named for him.
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22008
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This article discusses the history and importance of Wakefield estate, located outside of Raleigh. Wakefield was a patriot meeting location and the site of the election of Thomas Burke as the state's first governor in June 1781.
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