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Edward Bishop Dudley (15 December
1789 - 30 October
1855) was the Whig governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from
1836 to
1841. He served in the United States House of Representatives from
1829 to
1831.
In 1836, Dudley became the first Governor of North Carolina elected by popular vote, after changes to the North Carolina Constitution came into effect. He defeated the incumbent Governor, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr., who had been the last governor elected by the state legislature.
Dudley, Edward
Dudley, Edward
Dudley, Edward
Dudley, Edward