William Francis STRUDWICK, Congress, NC (765-1812)

STRUDWICK William Francis , a Representative from North Carolina; born at ``Stag Park,'' near Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., ca. 1765; received a limited education; farmer; delegate to the North Carolina state convention, 1789; member of the North Carolina state senate, 1792-1793 and 1797; elected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Absalom Tatom (November 28, 1796-March 3, 1797); member of the North Carolina state house of representatives, 1801-1803; died in North Carolina in 1812; interment in a private cemetery on his estate at ``Hawfields,'' Orange County, N.C.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present