Nathaniel Macon
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Nathaniel Macon (1758-1837) was an American statesman from North Carolina. He held office in a variety of roles, first in the North Carolina state legislature, then in the U.S. House of Representatives, and later in the U.S. Senate.
Macon was a marked advocate of states' rights and decentralized government, aligning with the Anti-Federalists during the passage of the Constitution, and later joining the Jeffersonian Republicans. His opposition to a strong protective tariff and to federal interference with slavery, and his support for the doctrines of nullification and secession, made him an important transitional figure between Thomas Jefferson and John C. Calhoun, who was greatly influenced by Macon's views.