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==Early Life==
==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
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==
==Military Service==
==Political Career==
==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.
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.
[[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==
==Constitutional Convention==
Spaight attended the 1787 [[Constitutional Convention]] in [[Philadelphia]], where he signed the [[United States Constitution]]. Other members of the North Carolina delegation to the Convention were [[William Blount]], [[William Richardson Davie]], [[Alexander Martin]], and [[Hugh Williamson]].
He was also a member of the North Carolina state ratification convention.
==Death==
==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.
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==