Paul Barringer | |
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Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
In office 1822, 1824 | |
Constituency | Cabarrus County |
Member of the North Carolina House of Commons | |
In office 1793, 1794, 1806–1815 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | September 26, 1778
Died | June 20, 1844 Lincolnton, North Carolina | (aged 65)
Political party | |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Brandon (m. 1805) |
Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Paul Barringer (1778–1844) was a North Carolina politician, businessman and military veteran of the War of 1812. General Barringer served in the North Carolina House of Commons (1793, 1794, 1806–1815) and in the North Carolina Senate (1822, 1824), representing Cabarrus County. He was at first a Federalist and later a Whig.