Richard Caswell
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Richard Caswell (August 3, 1729 – November 10, 1789) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the first and fifth governor of the state of North Carolina from 1776 to 1780 and from 1785 to 1787. He also served as a senior officer of militia in the Southern Theater of the American Revolutionary War. He was a signatory of the Continental Association and thus considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
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Richard Caswell Grave Road, Kinston
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Caswell Memorial
Richard Caswell Grave Road
28504 Kinston
North Carolina, United States
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