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| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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| Name | Joseph McDowell |
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, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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February 25, 1758
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| Died | March 07, 1799
(41 years)
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| Contributor | ... |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | McDOWELL, Joseph, (cousin of Joseph McDowell [1756-1801]), a Representative from North Carolina; born at “Pleasant Gardens,” near Morganton, Burke (now McDowell) County, N.C., February 25, 1758; attended schools at Winchester, Va.; served in the Revolutionary Army and was commissioned a major; was subsequently general of militia; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1791 and practiced in Burke, Rowan, and Rutherford Counties, N.C.; member of the state house of commons 1785-1792; elected as an Anti-Administration candidate to the Third Congress (March 4, 1793-March 3, 1795); renominated but declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1794; resumed the practice of law and engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the commission appointed to settle the boundary line between North Carolina and Tennessee in 1796; died on his estate, “Pleasant Gardens,” near Morganton, N.C., March 7, 1799; interment at Round Hill on his estate.
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