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County Virginia
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McDOWELL, JOSEPH
McDowell
Joseph (father of Joseph Jefferson McDowell and cousin of Joseph
McDowell [1758-1799]), a Representative from North Carolina; born in
Winchester VA, February 15, 1756; moved to North Carolina with his
parents in 1758; attended the common schools and Washington College
(now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, VA; served against the
Indians on the frontier and later took an active part in the
Revollution, attaining the rank of Colonel; engaged in planting;
elected to the Continental Contgress in 1787, but did not attend;
delegate to the State constitutional convention which ratified the
Constitution of the United States in 1789; member of the State house of
commons in 1791 and 1792; unsuccessful candidate for election 1794 to
the Fourth Congress; elected as a Republican to the Fifth Congress
(March 04, 1797-March 03, 1799); was not a candidate for renomination
in 1798; moved to Kentucky in 1800, but returned to North Carolina in
1801; died at his brother's home at Quaker Meadows, near Morganton,
Burke Co, N.C., February 05, 1801; internment in Quaker Meadow
Cemetery, on his Father's plantation, near Morganton, N.C.
SOURCE:
Biographical Directory of the United States 1774-present.), submitted
by Linda
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