George Mumford (died December 31, 1818) was a

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from

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. Mumford was born in

Rowan County, North Carolina Rowan County ( ),Talk Like a Tarheel
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, birth date unknown. He attended the common schools. He was a member of the State house of commons in 1810 and 1811. He was elected as a

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to the

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(March 4, 1817 – December 31, 1818) Mumford died in

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and was buried in the

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U.S. Congress Biographical Directory entry
Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Burials at the Congressional Cemetery 1818 deaths 18th-century births Year of birth unknown Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub

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