Montfort Stokes | |
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United States Senator from North Carolina | |
In office December 4, 1816 – March 4, 1823 | |
Preceded by | James Turner |
Succeeded by | John Branch |
25th Governor of North Carolina | |
In office December 18, 1830 – December 6, 1832 | |
Preceded by | John Owen |
Succeeded by | David Lowry Swain |
Member of the North Carolina House of Commons | |
In office 1829–1830 | |
Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
In office 1826–1827 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lunenburg County, Colony of Virginia, British America | March 12, 1762
Died | November 4, 1842 Fort Gibson, Indian Territory | (aged 80)
Political party | Democratic-Republican Democratic |
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Montfort Stokes (March 12, 1762 – November 4, 1842) was an American Democratic (originally Democratic-Republican) politician who served as U.S. Senator from 1816 to 1823, and the 25th Governor of North Carolina from 1830 to 1832.