1. Cornelius Harnett was an American Founding Father, politician, merchant, plantation owner, and slaveholder from Wilmington, North Carolina.
14 Facts About Cornelius Harnett
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Cornelius Harnett was a leading American Revolutionary statesman in the Cape Fear region, and a delegate for North Carolina in the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1779 where he signed the Articles of Confederation.
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Cornelius Harnett is the namesake of Harnett County, North Carolina.
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Cornelius Harnett became a leading merchant there and was interested in farming, milling, and mercantile ventures.
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Cornelius Harnett's intelligence served him well in his passion for politics.
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Cornelius Harnett married Mary Holt where they lived on his second plantation, Poplar Grove, located in Scotts Hill, which is north of Wilmington.
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Cornelius Harnett's death came about after being captured and "thrown across a horse like a sack of meal".
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In 1750 Cornelius Harnett became involved in public affairs when he was elected Wilmington town commissioner.
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Cornelius Harnett was appointed a justice of the peace for New Hanover County by Governor Gabriel Johnston.
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Cornelius Harnett was elected to represent Wilmington in the Province of North Carolina House of Burgesses in 1754 and 1775.
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In 1765, Cornelius Harnett became the chairman of the Sons of Liberty and was a leader in the resistance to the Stamp Act.
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Cornelius Harnett is a signatory to the Articles of Confederation.
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Cornelius Harnett was delegate from Wilmington to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th North Carolina Provincial Congress.
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Cornelius Harnett was a delegate from Brunswick County and Vice President of the Fifth North Carolina Provincial Congress.