He resumed the practice of law in Elizabeth City, and died there on April 30, 1879.

The mother, though, was on the way to the hospital in Elizabeth City.

He was postmaster of Elizabeth City from 1903 to 1908.

By the following year he was a burgess for Elizabeth City.

Other sources put his birth around 1760 in Elizabeth City, Virginia.

However, the 1624/5 Muster shows the family living in Elizabeth City.

When he was eleven, the family moved to Elizabeth City so that he could further his education.

He was involved in the Battle of Elizabeth City.

Elizabeth City has also been the birthplace of a few government officials in its history.

Elizabeth City is home to one private and two public institutions of higher education.