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Richard Dobbs Spaight (b. March 25, 1758; d. September 6, 1802) was the eighth Governor of [[North Carolina]]. He was also a delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]] and a signer of the [[United States Constitution]]. <ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000693</ref>
==Early Life==
Spaight was born in New Bern, North Carolina, on March 25, 1758. He attended school in Ireland, and later attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland; returned home in 1778 and joined the Continental Army as aide-de-camp to General Caswell
==Military Service==
In 1778, Spaight returned to America and joined the Continental Army, serving as aide-de-camp to General Richard Caswell until 1781.
==Political Career==
Spaight served as a member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1779-1783. Following the war, he was elected a delegate to the [[Continental Congress]], serving from 1783-1785. Spaight was elected eighth governor of North Carolina in 1792, and remained in office until 1795.
[[Nathan Bryan]]'s death in 1798 left his seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] vacant; Spaight was elected to this seat as a [[Republican]], serving the remainder of Bryan's term. He was again elected to a two-year term in 1799; in 1801, having lost his bid for re-election to [[John Stanly]], he returned to state government as a member of the North Carolina state senate.
==Constitutional Convention==
Spaight attended the 1787 [[Constitutional Convention]] in [[Philadelphia]], where he signed the [[United States Constitution.]] He was also a member of the North Carolina state ratification convention.
==Death==
Spaight engaged in a duel with John Stanly, the man who had defeated him in his run for Congress in 1801; he was injured in this duel, and died of his wounds on September 6, 1802. He is buried in the family sepulcher near New Bern, North Carolina.
==References==
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[[Category:Founding Fathers]]
[[Category:American Revolution]]
==Early Life==
Spaight was born in New Bern, North Carolina, on March 25, 1758. He attended school in Ireland, and later attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland; returned home in 1778 and joined the Continental Army as aide-de-camp to General Caswell
==Military Service==
In 1778, Spaight returned to America and joined the Continental Army, serving as aide-de-camp to General Richard Caswell until 1781.
==Political Career==
Spaight served as a member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1779-1783. Following the war, he was elected a delegate to the [[Continental Congress]], serving from 1783-1785. Spaight was elected eighth governor of North Carolina in 1792, and remained in office until 1795.
[[Nathan Bryan]]'s death in 1798 left his seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] vacant; Spaight was elected to this seat as a [[Republican]], serving the remainder of Bryan's term. He was again elected to a two-year term in 1799; in 1801, having lost his bid for re-election to [[John Stanly]], he returned to state government as a member of the North Carolina state senate.
==Constitutional Convention==
Spaight attended the 1787 [[Constitutional Convention]] in [[Philadelphia]], where he signed the [[United States Constitution.]] He was also a member of the North Carolina state ratification convention.
==Death==
Spaight engaged in a duel with John Stanly, the man who had defeated him in his run for Congress in 1801; he was injured in this duel, and died of his wounds on September 6, 1802. He is buried in the family sepulcher near New Bern, North Carolina.
==References==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spaight, Richard Dobbs}}
[[Category:Founding Fathers]]
[[Category:American Revolution]]