Alexander Mebane

Alexander Mebane

Alexander Mebane (26 November 1744 - 5 July 1795) was a U.S. Congressman from the state of North Carolina from 1793 to 1795.

Born in Hawfields, North Carolina, Mebane attended common schools in Orange County. He served as a delegate to the Provincial Congress of North Carolina in 1776 was named justice of the peace in 1776, sheriff of Orange County in 1777, and auditor of the Hillsborough district in 1783 and 1784.

Mebane was a member of the conventions in Hillsborough in 1788 and in Fayetteville in 1789 which considered ratification of the United States Constitution. Mebane served in the North Carolina House of Commons from 1787 to 1792 and was elected to the 3rd United States Congress in 1792, where he served one term (March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795). He was re-elected to the 4th United States Congress, but died before the term began. Mebane was also a brigadier general in the North Carolina militia, and the town of Mebane, North Carolina is named for him.

Alexander Mebane died at Hawfields in Orange County, in July 1795, shortly after he finished his term in Congress. His legacy continues today.


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