Robert Strange

Robert Strange

Robert Strange (born September 20, 1796 in Manchester , Chesterfield County , Virginia , †  February 19, 1854 in Fayetteville , North Carolina ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party . He represented the state of North Carolina in the United States Senate .

Strange came from Manchester, which later became a district of the state capital Richmond . He attended Washington College in Lexington and graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in southern Virginia in 1815 . He then began to work as a lawyer in Fayetteville.

From 1821 to 1823 Strange belonged to the House of Commons of North Carolina for the first time ; In 1826 he was re-elected to this Chamber of Parliament. Between 1827 and 1836 he served as a judge on the North Carolina Supreme Court.

After the resignation of US Senator Willie Person Mangum , Robert Strange was elected as his successor. He was a member of the Senate from December 5, 1836 to November 16, 1840, when he resigned himself to be able to pursue his profession as a lawyer again. He also held the position of solicitor for the Fifth Judicial District of North Carolina. He died in Fayetteville in 1854 and was buried in the nearby family cemetery.

Strange was also active as a writer. With Eoneguski, or the Cherokee Chief , he created the first novel about North Carolina.

Web links

• Robert Strange in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)