1723
Cornelius Harnett, American merchant, farmer, and politician (died 1781)
Cornelius Harnett, American merchant, farmer, and politician (died 1781)
Cornelius Harnett
American Founding Father and politician
- Born
- 1723
Cornelius Harnett was an American Founding Father, politician, merchant, plantation owner, and slaveholder from Wilmington, North Carolina. He was a leading American Revolutionary statesman in the Cape Fear region, and a delegate for North Carolina in the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1779 where he signed the Articles of Confederation. Cornelius Harnett is the namesake of Harnett County, North Carolina.