Macon, Nathaniel, 1757-1837
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Nathaniel Macon (December 17, 1757 – June 29, 1837) was an American politician who represented North Carolina in both houses of Congress. He was the fifth Speaker of the House, serving from 1801 to 1807. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1791 to 1815 and a member of the United States Senate from 1815 to 1828. He opposed ratification of the United States Constitution and the Federalist economic policies of Alexander Hamilton. Thomas Jefferson dubbed him "Ultimas Romanorum"—“the last of the Romans”.
During his political career he was spokesman for the Old Republican faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that wanted to strictly limit the United States federal government. Along with fellow Old Republicans John Randolph and John Taylor, Macon frequently opposed various domestic policy proposals, and generally opposed the internal improvements promoted by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun.
An earnest defender of slavery, Macon voted against the Missouri Compromise in 1820. In the 1824 presidential election, he received several electoral votes for vice president, despite declining to run, as the stand-in running-mate for William Harris Crawford. He also served as president of the 1835 North Carolina constitutional convention.
After leaving public office, he served as a trustee for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and protested President Andrew Jackson's threat to use force during the Nullification Crisis.
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- Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807
- Cherokee Indians
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- Currency question
- Debts, Public
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- Nullification (States' rights)
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- Speakers of the House, U.S. Congress
- State politicians
- Diplomats
- Public officials
- Representatives, U.S. Congress
- Senators, U.S. Congress
- Soldiers
- Cabinet officers
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- NC, US
- North Carolina (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Virginia (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Warren County (N.C.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- North Carolina (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- North Carolina (as recorded)
