James GILLESPIE, Congress, NC (747-1805)

GILLESPIE James , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Kenansville, Duplin County, N.C., ca. 1747; pursued classical studies; North Carolina militia, Revolutionary War; member of the North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; member of the North Carolina state house of commons, 1779-1783; member of the North Carolina state senate, 1784-1786; elected as an Anti-Administration candidate to the Third Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses (March 4, 1793-March 3, 1799); elected as Republican to the Eighth Congress (March 4, 1803-January 11, 1805); died on January 11, 1805, in Washington, D.C.; interment in Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present