Adlai Osborne
Adlai Osborne (June 4, 1744 – December 14, 1814) was a lawyer, public official, plantation owner, and educational leader from Rowan County, North Carolina (became Iredell County in 1788). During the American Revolution, he served on the Rowan County Committee of Safety and commanded the 2nd Rowan County Regiment of the North Carolina militia. He was elected as a delegate to the Continental Congress, but did not serve. In 1789, he was a delegate to the convention in Fayetteville that ratified the United States Constitution.
Adlai Osborne | |
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| Born | Adlai Osborne June 4, 1744 Province of New Jersey |
| Died | December 14, 1814 Mount Mourne, North Carolina, US |
| Resting place | Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mooresville, North Carolina |
| Education | Princeton University |
| Occupation(s) | soldier, lawyer, land speculator |
| Known for | patriot in American Revolutionary War, Clerk of Court, Belmont Plantation, Rowan County Committee of Safety |
| Title | Colonel |
| Board member of | Trustee, University of North Carolina |
| Spouse | Margaret (Lloyd) Osborne |
| Children | 11 |
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| Military Career | |
| Allegiance | North Carolina |
| Service/ | Minutemen, Militia |
| Years of service | 1775-1776 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | Salisbury District Minutemen, 2nd Rowan County Regiment |
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