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About Romulus Mitchell Saunders
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Romulus Mitchell Saunders (3 March 1791 – 21 April 1867) was an American politician from North Carolina. Saunders was born near Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina. He was the son of William Saunders and Hannah Mitchell Saunders, attended Hyco and Caswell Academies and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was a lawyer, legislator, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons, U.S. Representative from 1821 to 1827, North Carolina Attorney General, North Carolina Superior Court Judge, and the unsuccessful Democratic Party nominee for Governor in 1840 (losing soundly to John Motley Morehead). President James K. Polk appointed him to minister to Spain (1846–1849).
Saunders served on the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees for forty-five years. Saunders first married Rebecca Peine Carter on 27 December 1812. They had five children-James, Thomas Franklin, Camillus, Anne Pine, and Rebecca. After her death, he married Anne Heyes Johnson (daughter of Supreme Court Justice William Johnson (judge)) on 26 May 1823. They had six children—Louis McLane, William Johnson, Sarah E., Margaret Madeline, Jane Claudia, and Julia A. His daughter, Jane Claudia Saunders Johnson, was the wife of Confederate General Bradley Tyler Johnson.) He died 21 April 1867, at Elmwood, his home at Raleigh, North Carolina, and is buried in the Old City Cemetery.[1] He is believed to have resided at Longwood early in his career.[2] Elmwood was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and Longwood in 1976.[3]
According to biographer H. G. Jones, "He was a man of considerable ability and talent, but he was rough-hewn in his appearance and speech, often intemperate in his statements, and intensely partisan in his associations. He was popular among the rank-and-file Democrats, but his inveterate pursuit of public office eventually diminished his influence among party leaders."
Carolina Hall, formerly known as Saunders Hall, on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill was often thought to have been named after Romulus M. Saunders. Instead, it was named for William L. Saunders. Wikipedia
Info added per DAR's "Lineage Book of the Charter Members" by Mary S Lockwood and published 1895
Biography
Honorable Romulus Mitchell Saunders, Esq was born on March 3, 1791, in Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA, Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States. His parents were Capt William Saunders and Elizabeth Saunders.
Romulus married Rebecca Payne Saunders on December 22, 1812, in Caswell Co., NC. Together they had the following children:
- Judge Camillus Cornelious Bradford Saunders;
- Rebecca Saunders;
- James Franklin Saunders;
- Anne Paine Saunders.
Romulus married Anna Hayes Saunders on June 10, 1823, in Charleston. Together they had the following children:
- Margaret Madeline L'Engle;
- Jane Claudia Johnson;
- William Johnson Saunders;
- Julia Anna Johnston Saunders;
- Louis McLane Saunders;
- Sarah E. Saunders.
He died on April 21, 1867, in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States, and was buried in City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial -
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Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889 for Romulus Mitchell Saunders Vol V: Pickering - Sumter
- [https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/saunders-romulus-mitchell]
- Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 24 2019, 7:55:12 UTC
- Born 1791 near Milton in Caswell County, NC
- Lawyer
- NC State Legislator
- US Congressman
- US Minister to Spain 1846-1849
- Died 21 April 1867 Raleigh, North Carolina
- Buried Old City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ncccha/biographies/romulussaunders.html] Caswell County Historical Association
Saunders died on April 21, 1867, and is buried in the Old City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Romulus M. Saunders was the father of Jane Claudia Saunders Johnson, wife of Maryland CSA General Bradley T. Johnson. He was instrumental in helping his daughter secure supplies and uniforms for her husband's Confederate Maryland troops (of the 1st & 2nd Maryland Infantry, CSA.)
- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_9th_congressional_...] 9h District Court
Note: Many mistakes were made for the Saunders lineage on The Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981- follow the original documentation only.
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 20 2020, 6:41:17 UTC
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 25 2020, 0:00:45 UTC
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Romulus Mitchell Saunders's Timeline
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March 3, 1791
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Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America, Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States
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1817
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Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
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1817
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North Carolina
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1819
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North Carolina
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1820
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North Carolina
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March 14, 1830
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Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
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March 8, 1832
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Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA, NC, United States
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January 3, 1835
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North Carolina
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