James Iredell, Jr., Marker A-50
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N 36° 03.604 W 076° 36.568
18S E 355046 N 3991809
James Iredell, Jr. 1788-1853. Governor, 1827-28; U.S. Senator; and legislator. Compiler of revisal of N.C. laws. His home two blocks south; grave at Hayes one mile S.E.
Waymark Code: WMT0W
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GeoGordie
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James Iredell, Jr.
1788-1853. Governor, 1827-28; U.S. Senator; and legislator. Compiler of revisal of N.C. laws. His home two blocks south; grave at Hayes one mile S.E.

This historical marker is located on US 17 Business (West Queen Street) in Edenton. It was erected in 1959.

Wikipedia has an article on James Iredell, Jr., from which the following information is excerpted:

James Iredell, Jr.

James Iredell, Jr. (November 2, 1788 – April 13, 1853) was the Democratic-Republican governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina between 1827 and 1828.

Iredell was born in Chowan County, North Carolina. He was the son of well-known parents: his father, James Iredell, was a statesman and U.S. Supreme Court justice, and his mother was the sister of former Governor Samuel Johnston. In 1806, young Iredell graduated from the College of New Jersey (today Princeton University).

On his way toward political prominence, Iredell commanded a company of volunteers during the War of 1812, practiced law in Chowan County, served in the state House of Commons as a representative from Edenton, and was appointed a Superior Court judge.

During his short term as Governor, he pushed for better infrastructure and education. Reacting to an interest of the day--horse-drawn railroad carriages--he suggested the construction of a trial railroad from Campbellton to Fayetteville.

However, his brief time in office (and the inherent weaknesses of the Governor under the North Carolina Constitution) did not allow him to accomplish much. He left office after a few months to serve in the U.S. Senate, a post he held from 1828 to 1831. He was completing the term of Nathaniel Macon, who had resigned. By that time, Iredell was a Jacksonian, or member of the Democratic Party. Iredell did not seek to be re-elected by the state General Assembly to a full term in the Senate. He moved to Raleigh, practiced law, and served as court reporter for the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1840 to 1852. He died in Edenton and is buried there in the Johnston Burial Ground.

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Marker Name: A-50: James Iredell, Jr.

Marker Type: Roadside

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