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| Date Born: 1740 |
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Date Died: 1807 |
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| Place Born: New Jersey |
Place Buried: Danbury, Stokes County |
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| Residence: Guilford County |
Occupation: Lawyer |
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During the period that Governor Thomas Burke was a prisoner of the British on Sullivan's Island, SC, the Speaker of the Senate, Alexander Martin, became governor. Martin, born in New Jersey, had moved to North Carolina after first living in Virginia. After his military service in the Continental army, he served several years in the state Senate and was elected governor five times. As governor he advocated establishment of educational facilities, preparedness, and for leniency for former enemies. In 1786, he began a six-year period of representing North Carolina in Congress. When he returned to the state, he again served North Carolina in the state Senate. |
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| << Last Governor - Thomas Burke |
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| << Last Governor - Samuel Johnston |
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