Individual Details

The only son of the great Revolutionary Judge James Iredell, he became Governor of North Carolina, 1827, U.S. senator, 1828-1831, and attorney.

James Iredell, junior, born 1788 died 1853, son of Judge Iredell, was born, lived and died in Edenton. He was liberally educated, a graduate of Princeton in 1806, and studied law. Both in his legal pursuits and in political life he attained great eminence.
In the war of 1812, he raised a company of volunteers and became its captain. His associate and life long friend, Gavin Hogg, was one of the lieutenants. He marched with his company to Craney Island, near Norfolk, and aided in its defense against the British. After the war he returned to his profession, of which he was a distinguished member. He entered public life in 1816 as a member from the town of Edenton; (in 1817 and 1818 he was speaker.) He was returned to the legislature for many years. In March, 1819, he was appointed a judge of the superior courts of law and equity, which, in the May following, he resigned. In

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1827, he was elected Governor of the State of North Carolina, and the next year was elected a Senator in Congress, succeeding Nathaniel Macon. He was succeeded by Judge Mangum as senator in congress.
After leaving the senate, where he was loved by his associates, and esteemed by the nation, he retired to the practice of his profession, which the support of a young and increasing family demanded. He was for a time the able and accurate reporter of the decisions of the supreme court, which are regarded by the profession as models of their kind, and authority in all the courts of the country.
Few men who knew Governor Iredell that did not esteem him; and to his intimate friends he was an especial favorite. Even in the heat of political contests, he never forgot the courtesy of life, or the dignity of a gentleman. His social habits affected much of his usefulness.
He married a daughter of Samuel Treadwell, collector of Edenton, by whom he had an interesting and numerous family. One of his daughters married Cadwallader Jones, now of South Carolina; another Griffith McRee, of Wilmington; another Dr. Charles E. Johnson, and another Honorable W. M. Shipp of Charlotte.
Governor Iredell died in Edenton on April 13th, 1853.

Birth	2 Nov 1788	Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Marriage	6 Jun 1815	Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States - Frances Johnston Tredwell
Death	13 Apr 1853	Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Spouse	Frances Johnston Tredwell (1797 - 1865)
Child	Annie Isabella Iredell (1816 - 1897)
Child	Frances Lennox Iredell (1818 - 1897)
Child	Penelope Johnston Iredell (1820 - 1821)
Child	Penelope Johnston Iredell (1822 - 1862)
Child	Helen Blair Iredell (1823 - 1888)
Child	Jane Moore Iredell (1826 - 1888)
Child	James Johnston Iredell (1828 - 1864)
Child	Dr. Samuel Tredwell Iredell (1830 - 1865)
Child	Margaret Tredwell "Maggie" Iredell (1833 - 1903)
Child	Campbell Tredwell Iredell (1836 - 1863)
Child	Cadwallader Jones Iredell (1840 - 1909)

Father	Hon. James Iredell (1751 - 1799)
Mother	Hannah Johnston (1748 - 1826)
Sibling	Helen S. Iredell ( - )