Stephen Cabarrus
Stephen Cabarrus (/kəˈbɛərəs/ kuh-BAIR-us)[1][2] (1754–1808) held the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in North Carolina from 1789 to 1793 and from 1800 to 1805. Cabarrus County, North Carolina is named after him because, while serving as speaker, Cabarrus cast the deciding vote to create the new county in 1792.[3] He was the Anti-Federalist candidate in the 1790 election for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district, the state's first congressional elections, losing to Hugh Williamson.[4] He then ran in the 8th district in 1793, losing to Federalist William Johnston Dawson.[5]
Born in Bayonne, France, Cabarrus lived in Edenton, North Carolina, having emigrated in 1776.[3] His remains were interred in the churchyard of St. Paul's Church, Edenton.[6]
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References
- ^ "NC Pronunciation Guide". WRAL. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Talk Like a Tarheel Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, from the North Carolina Collection website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Cabarrus, Stephen". ncpedia.org. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ^ Elizabeth Van Hoore and Catherine Cockshutt (February 1975). "St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Churchyard" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
