Alexander Mebane
Alexander Mebane, Jr. (November 26, 1744 – July 5, 1795) was a U.S. Congressman from the state of North Carolina from 1793 to 1795. He was also a brigadier general in the North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War. Early life Alexander Mebane, Jr. was one of twelve children born to Alexander Mebane, Sr. and Mary Tinnin. Born in Lancaster County in the Province of Pennsylvania, he moved to Hawfields, North Carolina, by the time his father received a land grant in 1754. Mebane attended common schools in Orange County. He served as a delegate to the Provincial Congress of North Carolina in 1776, was named justice of the peace in 1776, the first sheriff of Orange County under statehood in 1777, and auditor of the Hillsborough district in 1783 and 1784. Military service Alexander served in the following positions during the American Revolution: Colonel in the Southern Orange County Regiment of militia (1776–1777) Colonel over the Orange County Regiment of militia (1777–1780) Commissary General for the State of North Carolina, with the rank of Brigadier General (1780–1783) Colonel of the horse for the Hillsborough District (1788) General of the Hillsborough District (1789) Political career Mebane was an anti-federalist member