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”’William Marcus Shipp”’ (November 9, 1819 – June 28, 1890) served as Attorney General of North Carolina and was a judge. His father [[Bartlett Shipp]] was a lawyer who served in the [[War of 1812]] and served two terms in the [[North Carolina House of Commons]]. |
”’William Marcus Shipp”’ (November 9, 1819 – June 28, 1890) served as Attorney General of North Carolina and was a judge. His father [[Bartlett Shipp]] was a lawyer who served in the [[War of 1812]] and served two terms in the [[North Carolina House of Commons]]. |
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He attended Pleasant Retreat Institute in Lincolnton and the University of North Carolina. He set up his law practice in Rutherfordton and represented Rutherford County in the House of Commons from 1854 to 1855. He was a delegate to the state’s constitutional convention in 1861 and 1862 and was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1862. He was a captain in the Confederate Army before becoming a judge.<ref name=tce/> |
He attended Pleasant Retreat Institute in Lincolnton and the University of North Carolina. He set up his law practice in Rutherfordton and represented Rutherford County in the House of Commons from 1854 to 1855. He was a delegate to the state’s constitutional convention in 1861 and 1862 and was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1862. He was a captain in the Confederate Army before becoming a judge.<ref name=tce/> |
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He married teice and had five children.<ref name=tce/> |
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William Marcus Shipp (November 9, 1819 – June 28, 1890) served as Attorney General of North Carolina and was a judge. His father Bartlett Shipp was a lawyer who served in the War of 1812 and served two terms in the North Carolina House of Commons.
He attended Pleasant Retreat Institute in Lincolnton and the University of North Carolina. He set up his law practice in Rutherfordton and represented Rutherford County in the House of Commons from 1854 to 1855. He was a delegate to the state’s constitutional convention in 1861 and 1862 and was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1862. He was a captain in the Confederate Army before becoming a judge.[1]
He served as the state’s attorney general. He lost re-election in 1872 to Tazewell Grove.[1]
He married teice and had five children.[1]
