Benjamin Cleveland Chapter History

Chapter History

Revolutionary War SoldierThe Benjamin Cleveland Chapter was named after Colonel Benjamin Cleveland who was born in Virginia in 1738 and died in 1806. He moved to Wilkes County, North Carolina where he worked as a hunter, trapper, farmer, surveyor, and carpenter. Benjamin Cleveland is well-known for serving as a militia Colonel in the Battle of Kings Mountain during the Revolutionary War. Cleveland later served as a judge and as a State Senator.

The Benjamin Cleveland Chapter was chartered in 1924 and the first Chapter Regent was Mrs. O. Max Gardner.


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