Colonel Dempsey Burgess (1751 – January 13, 1800) was a

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between 1795 and 1799. He was commandeer of the Camden County Regiment of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution. He was born in 1751 in Shiloh,

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. Burgess was a member of the

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in 1775 and 1776.Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, B001081 He was an officer in the North Carolina militia during the

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. His military service record included: * Major in the Pasquotank County Regiment of the North Carolina militia - 1775-1776 * Lt. Colonel in the 2nd Pasquotank County Regiment of the North Carolina militia - 1776-1777 * Lt. Colonel in the Camden County Regiment of the North Carolina militia - 1777-1779 * Colonel over the Camden County Regiment (1779) Burgess was elected as a Republican to the 4th and 5th U.S. Congresses, serving from March 4, 1795 to March 3, 1799. He died in Camden County, North Carolina on January 13, 1800 and was buried in Shiloh Baptist Churchyard.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, Dempsey 1751 births 1800 deaths 18th-century American politicians Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina People from Camden County, North Carolina People of colonial North Carolina Burials in North Carolina North Carolina militiamen in the American Revolution