U.S. Congressman. Served North Carolina's 12th District in the 18th U.S. Congress. Was unsuccessful in a bid for re-election in the 19th & 20th Congress. Born along the Reems Creek, near Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, in 1793 at the Vance farmhouse and historic site. Attended schools and the Newton Academy in Asheville, North Carolina, before studying medicine in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. He returned to Asheville and opened a medical practice in 1818, eventually holding several local offices before joining Congress. Died from wounds from a duel with Hon. Samuel P. Carson, the successful candidate. He was challenged to a duel by Carson at Pace's Gap area of Tuxedo, North Carolina, because of Vance's insults during the 1826 campaign that Carson's father was a British loyalist during the American Revolution. He died the next day at Pace's Gap, North Carolina, present-day Saluda, and was interred in the family homestead burial ground. He was the uncle of Robert Brank Vance and Zebulon Baird Vance, both of whom served in the U.S. Congress.
U.S. Congressman. Served North Carolina's 12th District in the 18th U.S. Congress. Was unsuccessful in a bid for re-election in the 19th & 20th Congress. Born along the Reems Creek, near Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, in 1793 at the Vance farmhouse and historic site. Attended schools and the Newton Academy in Asheville, North Carolina, before studying medicine in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. He returned to Asheville and opened a medical practice in 1818, eventually holding several local offices before joining Congress. Died from wounds from a duel with Hon. Samuel P. Carson, the successful candidate. He was challenged to a duel by Carson at Pace's Gap area of Tuxedo, North Carolina, because of Vance's insults during the 1826 campaign that Carson's father was a British loyalist during the American Revolution. He died the next day at Pace's Gap, North Carolina, present-day Saluda, and was interred in the family homestead burial ground. He was the uncle of Robert Brank Vance and Zebulon Baird Vance, both of whom served in the U.S. Congress.
Bio by: Dr. Bob Schneider
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