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| − | '''Alexander Martin''' was a delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]], representing the state of [[North Carolina]].<ref>[http://ncpedia.org/biography/governors/martin-alexander Alexander Martin]</ref> | + | '''Alexander Martin''' (1740 - 1807) was a delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]], representing the state of [[North Carolina]].<ref>[http://ncpedia.org/biography/governors/martin-alexander Alexander Martin]</ref> |
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| + | ==Early Life== | ||
| + | He was born in New Jersey in 1740, and received a classical education. He graduated from Princeton College in 1750 after studying law, and was admitted soon after to the bar, becoming an attorney in North Carolina.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3W8sAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA525 The Political Register and Congressional Directory: A Statistical Record of the Federal Officials, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, of the United States of America, 1776-1878]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | In 1772 he was a member of the Colonial Assembly, and served in the [[Revolutionary War]] as colonel of a North Carolina regiment of the line and participated in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown | ||
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| + | He was a member of the State Senate 1779-1782,1785-1787, and 1788; was governor of North Carolina 1782-1785 and 1789-1792 | ||
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| + | In 1787 he was a delegate to the convention to adopt the Federal Constitution, and afterwards was elected a United-States senator from North Carolina, serving from December 2 ,1793, to March 3, 1799 | ||
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| + | ==Passing== | ||
| + | Martin died at Danbury, North Carolina, November, 1807. | ||
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Revision as of 21:45, January 7, 2016
Alexander Martin (1740 - 1807) was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, representing the state of North Carolina.[1]
Early Life
He was born in New Jersey in 1740, and received a classical education. He graduated from Princeton College in 1750 after studying law, and was admitted soon after to the bar, becoming an attorney in North Carolina.[2]
Career
In 1772 he was a member of the Colonial Assembly, and served in the Revolutionary War as colonel of a North Carolina regiment of the line and participated in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown
He was a member of the State Senate 1779-1782,1785-1787, and 1788; was governor of North Carolina 1782-1785 and 1789-1792
In 1787 he was a delegate to the convention to adopt the Federal Constitution, and afterwards was elected a United-States senator from North Carolina, serving from December 2 ,1793, to March 3, 1799
Passing
Martin died at Danbury, North Carolina, November, 1807.