University of North Carolina Library, Southern Historical Collection
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William J. Gaston (1778 β1844) was a jurist and United States Representative from North Carolina. Gaston is the author of the official state song of North Carolina, βThe Old North State.β The papers include those of Judge Henry Groves Connor, who collected materials for a biography of Gaston.