Richard Hines (June 25, 1792November 20, 1851) was a

Congressional Representative A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...

from

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia a ...

; born in

Tarboro, North Carolina Tarboro is a town located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 10,721. It is the county seat of Edgecombe County. The ...

on June 25, 1792; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1816 and practiced in

Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the South ...

; member of the State house of commons, 1824; elected to the Nineteenth Congress (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1826 to the Twentieth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Raleigh, N.C., and died there November 20, 1851; interment in the Old City Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.

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Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Burials at City Cemetery (Raleigh, North Carolina) 1851 deaths Year of birth missing Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina 19th-century American politicians People from Tarboro, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub

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