William J. Gaston

William J. Gaston

William J. Gaston (born September 19, 1778 in New Bern , North Carolina , †  January 23, 1844 in Raleigh , North Carolina) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1813 and 1817 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

At the age of 13, William Gaston enrolled at Georgetown College in Washington, DC . He later returned to his homeland, where he graduated from the New Bern Academy . This was followed by studies at Princeton College until 1796 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1798, he began to work in this profession in New Bern. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Federalist Party .

In 1800 Gaston was elected to the North Carolina Senate. Between 1807 and 1809 he sat as a member of the House of Representatives of this state, of which he was speaker in 1808. In 1812, 1818 and 1819 he was again a member of the Senate. In the congressional election of 1812 Gaston was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the fourth constituency of North Carolina, where he succeeded William Blackledge on March 4, 1813 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1817 . These were initially shaped by the events of the British-American War .

In 1816 Gaston declined to run again. Between 1824 and 1831 he was a member of the House of Representatives from North Carolina. In 1833 he became a judge on the North Carolina Supreme Court . He held this office until his death. In 1835, William Gaston was a member of a convention to revise the state constitution of North Carolina; In 1840 he turned down a nomination for the US Senate elections . He died in Raleigh on January 23, 1844.

Web links

• William J. Gaston in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William J. Gaston in the database of Find a Grave (English)