James Gillespie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office November 10, 1803[a] – January 10, 1805 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Nathaniel Macon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Thomas S. Kenan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | 5th district | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office January 6, 1794[b] – March 3, 1799 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | District created | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | William H. Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | 6th district | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 1747 County Monaghan, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | January 10, 1805 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 57–58)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resting place | Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dorcas Mumford
(m. 1770; died 1801) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 7; including David | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Branch/service | North Carolina militia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Colonel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit | 1st Battalion of Volunteers (1776–1777) Duplin County Regiment (1780–1782) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Gillespie (1747 – January 10, 1805) was an American lawyer, politician, and Revolutionary War veteran from North Carolina. He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1793 and died in office on January 10, 1805. Prior to serving in the U.S. Congress, Gillespie was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons, the North Carolina Senate, the North Carolina Council of State, and held various other positions in the state government. An ardent Anti-Federalist, he voted twice against the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
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