Record #:

12902

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Born in Maryland in 1729, Richard Caswell served North Carolina as governor in 1776, 1777, 1778, 1785, 1786, and 1787. Surveyor, lawyer, legislator, and soldier, Caswell also served as delegate to the Constitutional Convention, held in Philadelphia. A Federalist, Caswell died on 5 November 1789, at a convention in Fayetteville.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 27 Issue 11, Oct 1959, p32-33, il

Subject(s):

Governors