Macon, Nathaniel

Macon, Nathaniel
born Dec. 17, 1758, Edgecombe, N.C.
died June 29, 1837, Warren county, N.C., U.S.

U.S. politician.

He fought in the American Revolution and served in the North Carolina legislature (1781–85). Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (1791–1815), he served as speaker (1801–07) and was a leading Anti-Federalist. In the Senate (1815–28) he continued to support states' rights and opposed legislation to strengthen the central government.

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▪ American politician
born Dec. 17, 1758, Edgecombe, N.C.
died June 29, 1837, Warren County, N.C., U.S.

      U.S. Congressional leader for 37 years, remembered chiefly for his negative views on almost every issue of the day, particularly those concerned with centralizing the government. Yet his integrity and absence of selfish motives served to strengthen his influence and to make him universally liked and respected.

      Macon's long political career began in the North Carolina Senate (1781–85), shifted to the U.S. House of Representatives (1791–1815), and concluded in the U.S. Senate (1815–28). As speaker of the House (1801–07), he was one of the most important leaders of the Jeffersonian, anti-Federalist faction, who feared that individual liberties and interests would be jeopardized by a national government. At first on close terms with Thomas Jefferson, Macon associated himself briefly (1806–09) with John Randolph and a dozen other congressmen critical of Jefferson for failing to adhere to pure republican principles.

      Returning to the party fold, he served as chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, which reported a bill, passed on May 1, 1810, restoring commerce with all nations but promising to revive non-intercourse against Great Britain or France if either nation were to reverse its restrictions on U.S. shipping. This bill was labelled Macon's Bill No. 2, although Macon opposed its adoption.

      Macon, departing from his usual pattern of negative voting, approved the declaration of war against England in 1812 but opposed conscription and all taxes needed to wage war. His states' rights and sectional views became even more marked after the war. During his retirement years he engaged in political correspondence in which he stoutly defended slavery.

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