Archibald Hunter Arrington

Democrat Representative of North Carolina's 8th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

November 13, 1809 (62 years old)

Birthday

July 20, 1872

Death

Served as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina for two terms from 1841 to 1845.
Was a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.
Attended a local academy in Hilliardston and Louisburg College.
Studied law, was a significant landowner, and owned slaves.
Elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House.
Supported the Confederacy, participated in North Carolina’s secession convention in 1861, and served in the First Confederate Congress.
After the Civil War, became a delegate to the Union National Convention in 1866, chaired the court of common pleas and quarter sessions for Nash County, and served as a county commissioner in 1868.
Managed his estate after leaving politics.
Died on his plantation in 1872 and is buried in a family graveyard.