James Gillespie's grave at the Congressional Ceremony.
There is some uncertainty about Gillespie's birthplace. The Dictionary of North Carolina Biography and some family sources state that he was born in County Monaghan, Ireland. The Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress gives his birthplace as Kenansville, North Carolina.[1]
He died on January 11, 1805, shortly before completing his term in Congress. He was buried at the Presbyterian Burying Ground in Washington, D.C.[2] By an act of Congress, his remains were removed to Congressional Cemetery in April 1892.[3] A cenotaph at the cemetery is located at Range 31 Site 58; his remains were buried at Range 60 Site 58 in 1893.
james, gillespie, politician, james, gillespie, 1747, january, 1805, democratic, republican, congressman, from, north, carolina, between, 1793, 1799, james, gillespie, grave, congressional, ceremony, there, some, uncertainty, about, gillespie, birthplace, dict. James Gillespie c 1747 January 11 1805 was a Democratic Republican U S Congressman from North Carolina between 1793 and 1799 James Gillespie s grave at the Congressional Ceremony There is some uncertainty about Gillespie s birthplace The Dictionary of North Carolina Biography and some family sources state that he was born in County Monaghan Ireland The Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress gives his birthplace as Kenansville North Carolina 1 Gillespie pursued classical studies and served as a captain in the 1st Battalion of Volunteers and the Duplin County Regiment of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention of 1776 and served in the North Carolina House of Commons 1779 1783 from Duplin County then in the North Carolina Senate 1784 1786 before being elected as a Democratic Republican to the 4th and 5th U S Congresses March 4 1793 March 3 1799 and later to the 8th United States Congress March 4 1803 January 11 1805 He died on January 11 1805 shortly before completing his term in Congress He was buried at the Presbyterian Burying Ground in Washington D C 2 By an act of Congress his remains were removed to Congressional Cemetery in April 1892 3 A cenotaph at the cemetery is located at Range 31 Site 58 his remains were buried at Range 60 Site 58 in 1893 See also EditList of United States Congress members who died in office 1790 1899 References Edit Schrader Richard A 1986 James Gillespie NCPEDIA Retrieved November 1 2019 To Be Removed to Congressional Cemetery Washington Evening Star April 8 1892 p 9 Removed to Congressional Cemetery Washington Evening Star April 13 1892 p 4 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byDistrict created Member of the U S House of Representatives from North Carolina s 6th congressional district1793 1799 Succeeded byWilliam H HillPreceded byNathaniel Macon Member of the U S House of Representatives from North Carolina s 5th congressional district1803 1805 Succeeded byThomas Kenan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Gillespie politician amp oldid 1096871009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
