Nathaniel Macon (December 17, 1757-June 29, 1837) was an American politician. Macon was born near Warrenton, North Carolina. He attended what today is known as Princeton University and served in the American Revolutionary War. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1791, until December 13, 1815; from 1801 to 1807 he was Speaker of the House. He resigned upon his election to the United States Senate, where he served from December 13, 1815, until his resignation on November 14, 1828. After leaving office, he was president of the North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835. Collaborated with John Randolph and John Taylor as part of the Tertium quids, a splinter group from the Jeffersonian Republican Party that rejected the Tariff Bill, growth in power of the United States Supreme Court, other aspects of Neo-Federalism.
Macon died in Warren County, N.C. on June 29, 1837. He was buried in a private cemetery in Warren County, N.C.
Macon County, Alabama, Macon County, Illinois, Macon County, Missouri, Macon, Georgia and Macon, North Carolina are named in his honor.
Preceded by: Theodore Sedgwick Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives December 7, 1801 - March 3, 1803; October 17, 1803 - March 3, 1805; December 2, 1805 - March 3, 1807 Succeeded by: Joseph B. Varnum Preceded by: Francis Locke U.S. Senator (Class 1) from North Carolina 1815 - 1828 Served alongside: James Turner, Montfort Stokes, John Branch Succeeded by: James Iredell, Jr. Preceded by: John Gaillard President pro tempore of the United States Senate May 20, 1826-December 2, 1827 Succeeded by: Samuel Smith
Speakers of the United States House of Representatives Muhlenberg • Trumbull • Muhlenberg • Dayton • Sedgwick • Macon • Varnum • Clay • Cheves • Clay • Taylor • Barbour • Clay • Taylor • Stevenson • Bell • Polk • Hunter • White • Jones • Davis • Winthrop • Cobb • Boyd • Banks • Orr • Pennington • Grow • Colfax • Pomeroy • Blaine • Kerr • Randall • Keifer • Carlisle •
