Richard Caswell

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American Revolutionary War figure American politician governor human

Richard Caswell was an American Revolutionary leader who became the first governor of the state of North Carolina and played a key role in its early government.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War figure → American politician → governor → human →
allegiance	Great Britain → United States →
battle	Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge →
birthDate	1729-08-03 →
birthPlace	Harford County, Maryland →
burialPlace	Kinston, North Carolina →
child	William Caswell →
countryOfCitizenship	Great Britain → United States →
deathDate	1789-11-10 →
familyName	Caswell →
givenName	Richard →
memberOf	Continental Congress → North Carolina House of Commons → North Carolina Provincial Congress →
militaryBranch	North Carolina militia →
name	Richard Caswell →
notableFor	Being the first governor of the state of North Carolina → Leadership in the American Revolution in North Carolina →
occupation	lawyer → planter → surveyor →
officeEnd	1780-04-30 → 1787-12-20 →
officeStart	1776-12-21 → 1785-05-13 →
playedRoleIn	American Revolutionary War → Drafting of the North Carolina Constitution of 1776 → Establishment of the state government of North Carolina →
positionHeld	Brigadier general in the North Carolina militia → Colonel in the North Carolina militia → Delegate to the Continental Congress → Governor of North Carolina → Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons → Treasurer of North Carolina →
precededBy	Office created →
religion	Anglicanism →
residence	North Carolina →
spouse	Mary Mackilwean → Sarah Heritage →
stateGoverned	North Carolina →
succeededBy	Abner Nash → Samuel Johnston →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge →	commander
Governor of North Carolina →	firstHolder
Governor of North Carolina →	inauguralHolder
North Carolina leaders →	includedLeader
Richard Caswell →	name
Caswell County, North Carolina →	namedAfter
Alexander Martin →	succeededBy