Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist. | | Samuel Johnston (1733-1816) — ofChowanCounty, N.C.Born in Dundee,Scotland,December15, 1733.Planter;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1760; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1779;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1780-81;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1787-89;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1789-93; received 2 electoral votes,1796;state court judge in North Carolina, 1800.Slaveowner. DiedAugust17, 1816 (age82 years, 246days).Interment atJohnstonBurial Ground, Edenton, N.C. | | James Iredell (1751-1799) — of North Carolina. Born inEngland,October5, 1751.State court judge in North Carolina, 1778;NorthCarolina state attorney general, 1779-82;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790-99; received 3 electoralvotes,1796.Episcopalian.DiedOctober20, 1799 (age48 years, 15days).Interment atJohnstonBurial Ground, Edenton, N.C. | | John Swann (1760-1793) — ofPasquotankCounty, N.C.Born inPasquotankCounty, N.C.,1760.Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1788.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died inPasquotankCounty, N.C.,1793(ageabout33 years).Interment atSwann Family Cemetery, Pasquotank, N.C. | | Samuel Tredwell (1763-1826) — Born in Hempstead, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,December11, 1763.U.S.Collector of Customs at Edenton, N.C., North Carolina, 1785-1826;died in office 1826.Died in Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.,July 30,1826 (age62 years, 231days).Interment atJohnstonBurial Ground, Edenton, N.C. | | Bartlett Shipp (1786-1869) — ofLincolnCounty, N.C.BornMarch 8,1786.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Lincoln County, 1824, 1826-27,1828-30; member ofNorthCarolina state senate from Lincoln County, 1834.DiedMay 26,1869 (age83 years, 79days).Interment atSt. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C. | | James Iredell Jr. (1788-1853) — of Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.Born in Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.,November2, 1788.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1813; state court judge in NorthCarolina, 1819;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1827-28;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1828-31.Slaveowner. Died in Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.,April13, 1853 (age64 years, 162days).Interment atJohnstonBurial Ground, Edenton, N.C. | | John Adams Cameron (1788-1838) — also known asJohn A. Cameron — of Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.; Florida.Born inMecklenburgCounty, Va.,1788.Newspapereditor; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Fayetteville, 1810-12, 1820; majorin the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Consul inVeracruz, 1831-32;U.S.District Judge for Florida, 1832-38.Member,Freemasons.Perishedin thewreckof the steamerPulaski, off the coast of North Carolina,in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,June 14,1838 (ageabout 49years). His remains wereprobablynot recovered. | | Thomas N. Cameron (1796-1851) — ofCumberlandCounty, N.C.BornJanuary13, 1796.Member ofNorthCarolina state senate from Cumberland County, 1844-47, 1850-51.DiedJune 21,1851 (age55 years, 159days).Interment atCrossCreek Cemetery No. 1, Fayetteville, N.C. | | William Marcus Shipp (1819-1890) — also known asWilliam M. Shipp — ofLincolnCounty, N.C.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born inLincolnCounty, N.C.,November9, 1819.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto North Carolina secession convention, 1861;NorthCarolina state attorney general, 1870-73; defeated, 1872;superior court judge in North Carolina, 1881-90.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,June 29,1890 (age70 years, 232days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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