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Biographical Description

Caleb Grainger, Sr., was a planter, militia officer, and politician in colonial Wilmington. He served as representative of Wilmington in the Assembly in 1746 and sheriff of New Hanover County in 1749. In 1754, he was a lieutenant in a regiment of militia in New Hanover County. In 1765 he served as a Commissioner for the navigation of the Port of Cape Fear.

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