Richard Caswell

Richard Caswell
Richard Caswell
2nd Grand Master of the; Masons of North Carolina
	In office; 1788–1789
Preceded by	Samuel Johnston
Succeeded by	Samuel Johnston
1st and 5th Governor of North Carolina
	In office; December 23, 1776 – April 20, 1780
Preceded by	Himself (as president of the Provincial Congress)
Succeeded by	Abner Nash
	In office; May 13, 1785 – December 20, 1787
Preceded by	Alexander Martin
Succeeded by	Samuel Johnston
President of the North Carolina Provincial Congress
	In office; November 12, 1776 – December 23, 1776
Preceded by	Samuel Johnston
Succeeded by	Himself (as governor of North Carolina)
Personal details
Born	August 3, 1729; Harford County (present-day Joppa), Maryland, British America
Died	November 10, 1789 (aged 60); Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Dobbs County (present-day Lenoir County), North Carolina; 35°15′59.9″N 77°37′15.1″W / 35.266639°N 77.620861°W
Spouses	; Mary Mackilwean (m. 1752; died 1757) ; Sarah Herritage (m. 1758)
Children	11, including William
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Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain; United States;
Branch/service	North Carolina Militia
Rank	Major General
Commands	New Bern District; North Carolina Militia;
Battles/wars	War of the Regulation Battle of Alamance; ; American Revolutionary War Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge; Battle of Camden; ;

Richard Caswell (August 3, 1729 – November 10, 1789) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the first and fifth governor of the U.S. 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. As a delegate to the First Continental Congress, he was a signatory of the 1774 Continental Association.