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Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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Name | Dempsey Burges |
Address | Camden County , North Carolina , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
Born |
00, 1751
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Died | January 13, 1800
(49 years)
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Contributor | Chronicler |
Last Modifed | Chronicler Mar 26, 2023 05:40pm |
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Info | BURGES, Dempsey, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Shiloh, Camden County, N.C., in 1751. Both his grandfather and father were Baptist ministers who died when Burges was quite young.
NC House of Commons (Pasquotank County) 1773-1774
In 1774, Burges purchased his brother's 50% share in the property where the local Baptist Meeting House was situated; he donated the land to the congregation.
Clerk of the Pasquotank County Court 1775-1777, Clerk of the Camden County Court 1777-
Member of the Provincial Congress in 1775 and 1776; took an active part in the Revolutionary War, serving first as major of the Pasquotank Minutemen and later as lieutenant colonel of Gregory’s Continental Regiment. Later promoted to colonel (1777).
U.S. Representative (AF-NC) 1795-9. Was the first of four men to represent Camden County in the U.S. House. Only gave one speech on the House floor; was considered a pro-Virginia congressman.
Died in Camden County, N.C., January 13, 1800; interment in Shiloh Baptist Churchyard.
[Link]
Jesse F. Pugh, A Biographical History of Camden County, pp. 97-101. |
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