Benjamin F. Grady
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Benjamin Franklin Grady was a teacher from North Carolina
. He represented the state's 3rd district in the U.S. Congress
from 1891 to 1895.
US Congressman and author. Born near Sarecta
, Duplin County
, N.C., October 10, 1831. He married Olivia Penelope Hamilton on May 30, 1861 in Huntsville, Texas. He was teaching mathematics and natural sciences at Austin College in Texas when the Civil War began. He left to join the Confederate Army, serving in Company K, 25th Regiment of the Texas Cavalry. He married Mary Charlotte Bizzell on November 10, 1870 in Clinton, North Carolina. In 1891, he was elected for two terms as a United States Representative from North Carolina 3rd District. He was Superintendent of Schools, Duplin Co., N.C. In 1899, he published the book "The Case of the South Against the North," which uses historical evidence to justify the South's war against the North on the basis of constitutional principles. He died in Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., March 6, 1914.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. He represented the state's 3rd district in the U.S. Congress
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1891 to 1895.
US Congressman and author. Born near Sarecta
Sarecta, North Carolina
Sarecta was the first incorporated town in Duplin County, North Carolina, established in 1787.-References:* at Rootsweb.com...
, Duplin County
Duplin County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 49,063 people, 18,267 households, and 13,060 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 people per square mile . There were 20,520 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...
, N.C., October 10, 1831. He married Olivia Penelope Hamilton on May 30, 1861 in Huntsville, Texas. He was teaching mathematics and natural sciences at Austin College in Texas when the Civil War began. He left to join the Confederate Army, serving in Company K, 25th Regiment of the Texas Cavalry. He married Mary Charlotte Bizzell on November 10, 1870 in Clinton, North Carolina. In 1891, he was elected for two terms as a United States Representative from North Carolina 3rd District. He was Superintendent of Schools, Duplin Co., N.C. In 1899, he published the book "The Case of the South Against the North," which uses historical evidence to justify the South's war against the North on the basis of constitutional principles. He died in Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., March 6, 1914.