Montfort Stokes

Montfort Stokes
United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
December 4, 1816 – March 4, 1823
Preceded byJames Turner
Succeeded byJohn Branch
25th Governor of North Carolina
In office
December 18, 1830 – December 6, 1832
Preceded byJohn Owen
Succeeded byDavid 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(1762-03-12)March 12, 1762
Lunenburg County, Colony of Virginia, British America
DiedNovember 4, 1842(1842-11-04) (aged 80)
Fort Gibson, Indian Territory
Political partyDemocratic-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.