Samuel Johnston

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Samuel Johnston was an American lawyer, statesman, and early political leader from North Carolina who served as governor of the state and as a U.S. senator after the Revolutionary War.

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Samuel Johnston Sr. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
lawyer
politician
statesman
burialPlace Hayes Plantation, near Edenton, North Carolina
chronology 18th-century American lawyer
18th-century American politician
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1733-12-15
dateOfDeath 1816-08-17
educatedAt Eton College
ethnicGroup Scottish American
familyName Johnston
father Samuel Johnston self-linksurface differs
surface form: Samuel Johnston Sr.
givenName Samuel
heritage Scottish
languageSpoken English
memberOf Continental Congress
North Carolina General Assembly
United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Federalists
surface form: Federalist Party
movement Federalism in the United States
notableFor Early political leadership in North Carolina
Serving as Governor of North Carolina after the American Revolution
Serving as one of the first U.S. senators from North Carolina
notableWork Leadership in North Carolina’s ratification of the U.S. Constitution
occupation lawyer
politician
officeEndTime 1789-12-07 (Governor of North Carolina)
1793-03-03 (U.S. senator from North Carolina)
officeStartTime 1787-02-13 (Governor of North Carolina)
1789-11-26 (U.S. senator from North Carolina)
participatedIn American Revolutionary War (political leadership)
North Carolina ratifying conventions for the U.S. Constitution
surface form: North Carolina Ratifying Convention of the U.S. Constitution
placeOfBirth Dundee
Kingdom of Great Britain
placeOfDeath Edenton
surface form: Edenton, North Carolina

United States of America
positionHeld Governor of North Carolina
President of the Continental Congress (elected, declined to serve)
United States senator
representedIn U.S. Senate from North Carolina
surface form: United States Senate for North Carolina
residence Edenton
surface form: Edenton, North Carolina
sibling Gabriel Johnston (governor of North Carolina, uncle/relative)
spouse Frances Cathcart
stateRepresented North Carolina

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Samuel Johnston father Samuel Johnston self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Samuel Johnston Sr.
North Carolina leaders includedLeader Samuel Johnston
Johnston County namedAfter Samuel Johnston
Alexander Martin precededBy Samuel Johnston
Richard Caswell succeededBy Samuel Johnston