About Jesse Slocumb
Lived 1780 – 1820 (aged 40). Jesse Slocumb was an American politician.
Jesse Slocumb (August 20, 1780 – December 20, 1820) was an American farmer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. representative from North Carolina from 1817 until his death in 1820.
Early life Slocumb was born on a plantation near Dudley in Wayne County, North Carolina on August 20, 1780. He was the son of Revolutionary patriots Col. Ezekiel Slocumb (1750–1840) and Mary Hooks Slocumb (1760–1836), who had distinguished herself at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776.
Personal life Slocumb was married to Hannah Gray Green (1787–1848), a daughter of Joseph Green. Together, they were the parents of: John Charles Slocumb (b. 1811), who married Rachel R. Wright. He was buried in the Congressional Cemetery.
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Who was Jesse Slocumb?
American politician (1780-1820)
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Jesse Slocumb was born on 20 August 1780 in Dudley.
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Jesse Slocumb died on 20 December 1820 in Washington, D.C..
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Jesse Slocumb was a politician.
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