Willis Alston
Willis Alston | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina | |
| In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | George Outlaw |
| Succeeded by | John Branch |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Blount |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Hunter Bryan |
| Constituency | 9th district (1799–1803) 2nd district (1803–1815) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willis Alston Jr. 1769 |
| Died | April 10, 1837 (aged 67–68) Halifax, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Party | Jacksonian (since 1825) |
| Other political affiliations | Federalist (until 1803) Democratic-Republican (1803–1825) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Nathaniel Macon (uncle) James Boyd Hawkins (son-in-law) |
| Occupation | Planter, politician |
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Willis Alston Jr. (1769 – April 10, 1837) was a politician and planter from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party and later a Jacksonian, he served as a U.S. representative in the 6th to the 13th Congresses (1799–1815) and the 19th to the 21st Congresses (1825–1831). He was the nephew of Nathaniel Macon.