GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE RESOLUTION 1487

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Sponsors: Representatives Setzer; and Barefoot.

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Referred to:  Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House.

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June 21, 1999

A HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF JAMES IREDELL FOR WHOM IREDELL COUNTY IS NAMED.
Whereas, James Iredell was born on October 5, 1751, at Lewes, Sussex, England; and
Whereas, in 1768, James Iredell was appointed comptroller of customs at Port Roanoke in Edenton, North Carolina, and after studying law also served as deputy king's attorney for Hertford, Perquimans, and Tyrrell Counties; and
Whereas, James Iredell served as a superior court judge  from 1777 to 1778, as Attorney General of North Carolina, from 1779 to 1781, as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1788, and as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1790 to 1799; and
Whereas, James Iredell died in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1799; and
Whereas, Iredell County was formed in 1788 and named for James Iredell; Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
Section 1.  The House of Representatives honors the life and memory of James Iredell.
Section 2.  The Principal Clerk shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the Chair of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners and to the Mayors of the Towns of Troutman and Mooresville.
Section 3.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.