| Birth: | 1769
Littleton
Halifax County
North Carolina, USA | | Death: | Apr. 10, 1837
Halifax
Halifax County
North Carolina, USA | 
US Congressman. He was a member of the North Carolina State House of Commons, 1790 to 1792 and served in the State Senate, 1794 to 1796. In 1799, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixth Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving until 1815. He was elected as a Republican to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress, serving 1825 to 1831. Not a candidate for reelection, he engaged in agricultural pursuits on his plantation "Butterwood" until his death. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for Willis Alston | | | Burial:
Butterwood Plantation
Littleton
Halifax County
North Carolina, USA
Plot: private burying ground |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Record added: Jan 26, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 24186995 |
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