Spaight, Richard Dobbs (1758–1802)
SPAIGHT, RICHARD DOBBS (1758–1802)
Richard Dobbs Spaight represented North Carolina at the constitutional convention of 1787 and signed the Constitution. An infrequent speaker, Spaight favored strong national government. He was a leader of the ratification movement in North Carolina and was later elected governor and congressman. In a controversy with james iredell over bayard v. singleton (1787), he denounced judicial review as undemocratic.
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