William Richardson Davie
| William Richardson Davie | |
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| 10th Governor of North Carolina | |
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In office December 7, 1798 – November 23, 1799 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Ashe |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Williams |
Fourth Grand Master of Masons of North Carolina
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In office 1792–1798 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Johnston |
| Succeeded by | William Polk |
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June 20, 1756 Egremont, England, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Died | November 29, 1820 (aged 64) Chester County, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place |
Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery Riverside, South Carolina |
| Political party | Federalist |
William Richardson Davie (June 20, 1756 – November 29, 1820) was a military officer and the tenth Governor of North Carolina from 1798 to 1799, as well as one of the most important men involved in the founding of the University of North Carolina. He was a member of the Federalist Party and is a "Founding Father of the United States."
Davie was born in England. He immigrated to the American colonies in 1763, when his father, Archibald Davie, brought him to the Waxhaw region near Lancaster, South Carolina (later thought to be where Andrew Jackson was born). He was named for his maternal uncle, William Richardson, a prominent Presbyterian minister in South Carolina. However, when Richardson died, Davie inherited 150 acres of his land as well as a large library. As an adolescent, Davie studied at Queen's Museum, later Liberty Hall, in Charlotte, then matriculated to the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), from which he graduated with honors in 1776.
After leaving New Jersey, Davie began to study law in Salisbury, North Carolina, under Spruce Macay (pronounced "Muh-coy"), who would later provide Andrew Jackson with his own legal training. In December 1778, Davie left Salisbury to join 1,200 militiamen led by Brigadier General Allen Jones of Northampton County, NC. Jones's force advanced toward Charleston, South Carolina, with intentions to aid the port city as it prepared its defenses against possible British assault. That threat receded, so Davie and the rest of Jones's men returned to North Carolina after marching as far south as Camden, South Carolina.
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