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About William Lenoir
William Lenoir was an American Revolutionary War officer and prominent statesman in late 18th-century and early 19th-century North Carolina. Both Lenoir, North Carolina, and Lenoir County, North Carolina, are named for him. Additionally, Lenoir City, Tennessee, is jointly named for him and for his son, William Ballard Lenoir. The USS Lenoir (AKA-74) was indirectly named for him.
Everything about William Lenoir →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the North Carolina House of Commons, member of the North Carolina Senate, Speaker of the North Carolina Senate
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 8, 1751
- Died
- May 6, 1839