James Gillespie

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Gillespie's grave in Washington DC

James Gillespie (born around 1747 in Kenansville , Duplin County , Province of North Carolina , †  January 11, 1805 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1793 and 1805 he represented the state of North Carolina twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Gillespie received a good education and later participated in the Revolutionary War as a member of the North Carolina Militia . In 1776 he was a member of the North Carolina Constituent Assembly. From 1779 to 1783 he was a member of the House of Representatives from North Carolina ; between 1784 and 1786 he was a member of the State Senate . Politically, Gillespie was an opponent of the federal government under President George Washington ( anti-administration ). He later became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson .

In the congressional election of 1792 Gillespie was elected to the US House of Representatives in the fifth constituency of North Carolina, where he succeeded Nathaniel Macon on March 4, 1793 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1799 . In 1795, the eleventh amendment to the constitution was passed. In the 1802 election , Gillespie was re-elected to Congress in the fourth district, which had since moved from Philadelphia to Washington. He was able to exercise his mandate until his death on January 11, 1805.

Web links

• James Gillespie in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Gillespie in the database of Find a Grave (English)