Isaiah Respess
Politician in North Carolina
About Isaiah Respess
Isaiah Respess was the mayor of Washington, North Carolina and a state legislator. He represented Beaufort County in the North Carolina Senate in 1866.
He was arrested by Confederate authorities and taken to Richmond. His son, John A. Respess, had joined a Union volunteer regiment.
A boat he owned was hit by lightning, killing its passenger.
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