Alexander Martin

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Alexander Martin was an early American politician who served as governor of North Carolina and later as a U.S. senator in the post-Revolutionary period.


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instanceOf American politician
United States senator
governor
human
birthDate 1740-01-01
birthPlace Hunterdon County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
deathDate 1807-11-02
deathPlace Guilford County, North Carolina
educatedAt College of New Jersey
Princeton University
ethnicGroup Scots-Irish Americans
familyName Martin
givenName Alexander
memberOf Continental Congress
North Carolina General Assembly
United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Anti-Administration Party
militaryBranch Continental Army
notableFor serving as a U.S. senator from North Carolina
serving as governor of North Carolina in the post-Revolutionary period
occupation lawyer
politician
orderInOffice 4th Governor of North Carolina
participatedIn drafting of early North Carolina state policies
positionHeld Governor of North Carolina
United States Senator from North Carolina
precededBy Samuel Johnston
Thomas Burke
religion Presbyterianism
residence Guilford County, North Carolina
senateTermEnd 1799-03-03
senateTermStart 1793-03-04
stateRepresentedInSenate North Carolina
succeededBy Alexander James Dallas
Richard Caswell
termEnd 1785-05-12
1792-12-07
termStart 1782-04-26
1789-12-01

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
North Carolina leaders
includedLeader

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