Catholic Church. Diocese of Charleston (S.C.)

Diocese established in 1820 as a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Baltimore with John England as its first bishop; included North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

William Gaston was elected to the state Senate in 1799 and the state House of Commons in 1808. He served as a member of the U.S. Congress, 1813-1815. Returning to his home state he was very active in legislative affairs and was a judge of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1834 to his death.

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