Jesse Slocumb (August 20, 1780 – December 20, 1820) was a
U.S. Congressional Representative from
North Carolina
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.
Early life
Slocumb was born on a plantation near Dudley in
Wayne County, North Carolina
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on August 20, 1780.
He was the son of Revolutionary patriots Col. Ezekiel Slocumb (1750–1840) and Mary Hooks Slocumb (1760–1836), who had distinguished herself at the
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
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in 1776.
Career
He completed the preparatory studies and then engaged in agricultural pursuits,
on a plantation six miles southeast of
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Goldsboro, originally Goldsborough, is a city and the county seat of Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 33,657 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropol ...
.
He held several local offices and was a member of the court of pleas and quarter sessions of the county. He served as the register of deeds from 1802 until 1808.
He was elected as a Federalist to succeed
William Gaston
William J. Gaston (September 19, 1778 – January 23, 1844) was a jurist and United States Representative from North Carolina. Gaston is the author of the official state song of North Carolina, "The Old North State". Gaston County, North Carolin ...
to represent
North Carolina's 4th congressional district
The 4th congressional district of North Carolina is located in the central region of the state. The district includes all of Durham County, Orange County, Granville County, and Franklin County, as well as portions of Chatham County, northe ...
in the
Fifteenth
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and
Sixteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1817, until his death.
After his death,
William S. Blackledge succeeded him.
Personal life
Slocumb was married to Hannah Gray Green (1787–1848), a daughter of Joseph Green. Together, they were the parents of:
* Julia Ann Slocumb, who married David Bunting.
* Harriet Adeline Slocumb (1809–1875), who married Hiram Wildman Husted (1802–1868).
* John Charles Slocumb (b. 1811), who married Rachel R. Wright.
* Junius Greene Slocumb (b. 1815), who married Mary L. Boon.
Slocumb died of
pleurisy
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in
Washington, D.C.
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, on December 20, 1820.
He was buried in the
Congressional Cemetery
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.
See also
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References
External links
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Burials at the Congressional Cemetery
1780 births
1820 deaths
Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina
19th-century American politicians
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