1. Benjamin Williams was the 11th and 14th Governor of the US state of North Carolina, from 1799 to 1802 and from 1807 to 1808.
13 Facts About Benjamin Williams
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Benjamin Williams was the first of two North Carolina Governors since the American Revolution to serve nonconsecutive terms.
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Benjamin Williams was a Mason and was a member of St John's Lodge in New Bern.
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Benjamin Williams served as a member of the revolutionary convention in Johnston County in 1774; he then served in the North Carolina Provincial Congress and two terms in the Provincial Council.
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In 1775, Benjamin Williams was appointed to the Second North Carolina Regiment; he served until 1781, was promoted to the rank of colonel, and fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
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Benjamin Williams served in the Province of North Carolina House of Burgesses in 1775.
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Benjamin Williams served in both houses of the North Carolina General Assembly over the next three decades, one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1795, and four annual terms as Governor.
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Benjamin Williams was a candidate in the 1792 North Carolina gubernatorial election, finishing 4th.
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Benjamin Williams was first elected as governor in 1799 to fill the unexpired term of William R Davie, who had resigned.
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Benjamin Williams was elected twice more and served for three years.
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Benjamin Williams was elected one last time to the North Carolina Senate in 1809, then retired from politics.
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Benjamin Williams died in 1814 and is buried in Moore County.
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Benjamin Williams's home called House in the Horseshoe, is a tourist attraction operated by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.