Willis Alston was born in 1769 near Littleton in the Province of North Carolina.
10 Facts About Willis Alston
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Willis Alston was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons in 1790 and served for two years; in 1794 he was elected to a single term in the North Carolina Senate.
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In 1798, Willis Alston was elected as a Federalist to the US House, defeating incumbent Thomas Blount and two other candidates.
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Willis Alston served from March 4,1799, to March 4,1815.
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Early in the Jefferson administration, Willis Alston changed parties and became affiliated with the Republican Party.
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Willis Alston chaired the House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business during the 13th US Congress.
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Willis Alston returned to the state House of Commons between 1820 and 1824, and then returned to Washington in 1825, elected as a Jacksonian Democrat.
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Willis Alston declined to seek re-election in 1830 and returned to agriculture.
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Six years later, they fought again in a stairwell at the House after Willis Alston loudly referred to Randolph as a "puppy".
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Willis Alston died on April 10,1837, in Halifax and is buried at his plantation home of Butterwood, near Littleton.