David Gillespie | |
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| North Carolina Councilor of State | |
| In office December 6, 1817 – December 1824 | |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Commons from Bladen County | |
| In office November 16, 1812 – December 25, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | James Owen |
| Succeeded by | John Sellers |
| In office November 16, 1807 – December 18, 1807 | |
| Preceded by | Amos Richardson |
| Succeeded by | James Owen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 5, 1774 Golden Grove, Duplin County, Province of North Carolina (near present-day Kenansville, North Carolina) |
| Died | September 28, 1829 (aged 55) Bladen County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Burial place | Carvers, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse |
Sarah Street (m. 1802) |
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| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | U.S. Army North Carolina militia |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | First Brigade, 4th Regiment |
| Battles/wars | |
David B. Gillespie was an American land surveyor and politician. He was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons as a representative from Bladen County and the North Carolina Council of State. He was the first person granted a document in the nature of a diploma from what is today the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received the document prior to leaving the university in 1796 to assist the astronomer Andrew Ellicott with determining the Southern boundary of the United States after the 1795 Treaty of San Lorenzo with Spain. Gillespie served in the North Carolina militia as a Major in the War of 1812.