Alexander Martin

Governor Alexander Martin

• Author(s): Charles D. Rodenbough

• Categories: History

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2015-06-08
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• Publisher: McFarland

Governor Alexander Martin of North Carolina was one of the most important figures in the colonial and early state history of North Carolina. A 1756 graduate of Princeton, he was the first president of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina. He served longer as governor of the state than any other person until the election of Luther Hodges in the 20th century. He was conferred an honorary doctorate by Princeton and elected to membership in the American Philosophical Society while he was a U.S. senator. While in the Senate, he fought successfully to open the Senate to the public. He was one of five North Carolina delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He...

Notes and Queries

• Author(s): William Henry Egle

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1895
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• Publisher: Unknown

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A List of the Matriculated Members of the Merchants House of Glasgow

• Author(s): Merchants House of Glasgow

• Categories: Guilds

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1891
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Alexander Martin

• Author(s): Alexander Martin

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1971
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• Publisher: Unknown

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The Scots Worthies: Their Lives and Testimonies. Including Many Additional Notes, and Lives of Eminent Worthies Not Contained in the Original Collection

• Author(s): John Howie (of Lochgoin.)

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1876
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• Publisher: Unknown

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