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William Richardson Davie (June 20, 1756 – November 29, 1820) was an American statesman, politician, military general, Founding Father of the United States [1] who served as the 10th Governor of North Carolina from 1798 to 1799.
Governor Samuel Johnston presided over the Convention. The Fayetteville Convention was a meeting by 271 delegates from North Carolina to ratify the US Constitution.Governor Samuel Johnston presided over the convention, which met in Fayetteville, North Carolina, from November 16 to 23, 1789 to debate on and decide on the ratification of the Constitution, which had recommended to the states by ...
On election day in November 1798, Federalist candidate William Richardson Davie was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly, thereby gaining Federalist control over the office of Governor. Davie was sworn in as the 10th Governor of North Carolina on 7 December 1798.
John Baptista Ashe, Halifax County William Richardson Davie, Northampton County Abner Nash, Jones County. The House of Commons delegates elected a Speaker (William Blount), Clerk (John Hunt), Assistant Clerk (John Haywood), Doorkeeper, and Assistant Doorkeeper.
Key state Federalists were James Iredell Sr., William Richardson Davie, and William Blount. Anti-Federalist leaders included Willie Jones, Samuel Spencer, and Timothy Bloodworth. The Anti-Federalist delegates outnumbered their Federalist colleagues by a margin of two to one.
The Independent Corps of Light Horse was established in June of 1780, mostly from men in the Mecklenburg County Regiment. The unit was commanded by Major William Richardson Davie. The unit saw some action at Hanging Rock, South Carolina in June 1780. The unit arrived too late for the fighting at the Battle of Ramseur's Mill.
MG Richard Caswell, New Bern District Brigade and North Carolina Militia commander [note 1] MG William Smallwood, 2nd North Carolina Militia commander [note 2] BG Allen Jones, Halifax District Brigade commander Col William Richardson Davie, Independent Corps of Light Horse commander Col Robert Howe, Brunswick County Regiment commander Col James Kenan, Duplin County Regiment commander Col John ...
On September 5, 1780, Colonel William Richardson Davie was given command of a new regiment of light horse in the Salisbury District of North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of War named this regiment the North Carolina Cavalry, West District Regiment.