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Isham Sweat

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Isham Sweat was a state legislator in North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives representing Cumberland County. He was born in North Carolina. He was described as "mulatto". He lived in Fayetteville. He was part of the colored convention held in Raleigh in 1865. He was a barber.

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