Willis Alston, Jr.
Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina
Marker Inscription
Willis Alston, Jr. 1769 1837. U.S. Congressman, 1799-1815 and 1825-1831, as a Jeffersonian Republican; N.C. Representative and Senator. Grave 4 1/2 mi. SE.
Erected by North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
The Story
Willis Alston Jr. represented North Carolina in the U.S. House for more than two decades — from 1799 to 1815 and again from 1825 to 1831 — as a Jeffersonian Republican, and also served in the state House and Senate. A member of a prominent Roanoke Valley planter family, he was a fixture of early national politics. His grave lies several miles southeast of Littleton.
Why it matters
Alston's long congressional career spans the formative decades of the early republic, from Jefferson's presidency to the age of Jackson.
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