Gabriel Holmes
| Gabriel Holmes | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th district | |
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In office March 4, 1825 – September 26, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Hooks |
| Succeeded by | Edward Bishop Dudley |
| Governor of North Carolina | |
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In office 1821–1824 | |
| Preceded by | Jesse Franklin |
| Succeeded by | Hutchins Gordon Burton |
| Personal details | |
| Died | September 26, 1829 |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Gabriel Holmes (1769 – September 26, 1829) was the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1821 to 1824. He was not affiliated with any party; a Representative from North Carolina; born near Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., in 1769; attended Zion Parnassus Academy in Rowan County and Harvard University; studied law in Raleigh, N.C.; was admitted to the bar in 1790 and commenced practice in Clinton, N.C.; served in the State House of Commons 1794 and 1795; member of the State Senate 1797-1802, 1812, and 1813; Governor of North Carolina 1821-1824; elected to the Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1825, until his death near Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., September 26, 1829; Chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Twentieth Congress); burial in the John Sampson Cemetery. His body was moved there on Memorial Day, 1984, by the Sampson County Historical Society.[1] N.C. Archives
He was the father of the Confederate Lieutenant General Theophilus H. Holmes.
References
- ↑ N.C. Archives
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jesse Franklin |
Governor of North Carolina 1821–1824 |
Succeeded by Hutchins G. Burton |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Charles Hooks |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th congressional district 1825 – 1829 |
Succeeded by Edward B. Dudley |
