Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789
Richard Caswell (August 3, 1729 – November 10, 1789) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the first and fifth governor of the 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 the American Revolutionary War. He was a signatory of the Continental Association and thus considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Born in Harford County in the Province of Maryland (present day Baltimore), he moved with his family to New Bern, North Carolina in 1746. Caswell was appointed deputy surveyor for the province in 1750 and served as clerk of the court of Orange County, North Carolina from 1752 to 1754. Having studied law, he was admitted to the bar in 1754 and commenced practice in Hillsboro, North Carolina. From 1754 to 1771, Caswell served as a member of the North Carolina House of Burgesses. While there, Caswell introduced a bill establishing the "Town of Kingston" (which was later changed to Kinston as a result of the American Revolutionary War). Caswell represented North Carolina in the Continental Congresses of 1774 and 1775.
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