Richard Caswell
Former Governor of North Carolina
Richard Caswell was an American politician and lawyer who served as the first and fifth governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1776 to 1780 and from 1785 to 1787. He also served as a senior officer of militia in the Southern theater of... Wikipedia
Born: August 3, 1729, Harford County, MD
Died: November 10, 1789 (age 60 years), Fayetteville, NC
Children: William Caswell
Nationality: American
Previous offices: Governor of North Carolina (1785–1787), Governor of North Carolina (1776–1780), and Delegate to the Continental Congress (1774–1774)
Spouse: Sarah Caswell (m. 1758)
Branch/service: North Carolina Militia