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History portal; United States portal; This category includes people who were notable in the Province of North Carolina (and the Roanoke Colony) prior to the era of American Revolution. That is, they were notable before about 1765, such as people involved in the French and Indian War.
John Ashe (1725–1781), Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War, in charge of North Carolina militia and state troops from 1776 to 1779 (New Hanover County) William Blount (1749–1800), first North Carolina signatory of United States Constitution; played a role in the creation of the State of Tennessee
Pages in category "Lists of people from North Carolina" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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This category is for people from the United States state of North Carolina Classification : People : By nationality : American : By state : North Carolina Also: Countries : United States : States : North Carolina : People
William Cicero Allen (December 12, 1859 – October 25, 1952) was an American educator, historian, and author from North Carolina. [1] [2] [3] He was superintendent of numerous school systems in North Carolina, including Canton, Waynesville, Weldon, and Haywood County.
Calvin Jones (1775–1846), Mayor of Raleigh, Adjutant General of North Carolina, and founder of Wake Forest College [19] I. Beverly Lake, former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court; Clarence Lightner (1921–2002), mayor (1973–1975); Raleigh's first popularly elected African-American mayor and first of any major Southern city
James Edward Shepard (November 3, 1875 – October 6, 1947) was an American pharmacist, civil servant and educator, the founder of what became the North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. He first established it as a private school for religious training in 1910 but adapted it as a school for teachers.