Montfort Stokes, 25th Governor of North Carolina

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Governor Montfort Stokes

Also Known As: "Monfort Stokes"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lunenburg County, Virginia
Death: November 04, 1842 (80)
Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
Place of Burial: 1423 Cemetery Road, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of David Stokes and Sarah Stokes
Husband of Mary Stokes (Irwin) and Rachel Stokes
Father of Hugh Montgomery Stokes; Mary Adelaide Lewis; David Montfort Stokes; Col Montford Sidney Stokes; Henry Irwin Stokes and 2 others
Brother of Elizabeth Stokes; William Stokes; Anne Wade; David C. Stokes, II; Sarah Montfort McCulloch and 10 others

Occupation: politician, Governor of North Carolina
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About Montfort Stokes, 25th Governor of North Carolina

brief biography

United States Senator from North Carolina (December 4, 1816 to March 4, 1823)

Member of the North Carolina Senate (1826 to 1827)

Member of the North Carolina House of Commons (1829 to 1830)

25th Governor of North Carolina (December 18, 1830 to December 6, 1832)

Chairman of the Federal Indian Commission (after his governorship)

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Given name has also been reported to be Monfort.

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Montfort Stokes, 25th Governor of North Carolina's Timeline

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March 12, 1762
Lunenburg County, Virginia
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1797
Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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1799
Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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1810
October 6, 1810
Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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1813
Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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July 23, 1818
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
1827
January 13, 1827
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA