William Gaston

| birth_place = New Bern, North Carolina, US | death_date = | death_place = Raleigh, North Carolina, US | residence = Coor-Gaston House
Elmwood | education = Georgetown University | alma_mater = Princeton University | party = Federalist, Whig | spouse = * * }} | children = 5 | relations = | caption = Portrait of Gaston by Asher Brown Durand, 1834 }} William J. Gaston (September 19, 1778 – January 23, 1844) was a jurist and United States Representative from North Carolina. He was the author of the official state song of North Carolina, "The Old North State". Gaston County, North Carolina, created just after his death, was named for him, as later were the city of Gastonia, North Carolina, artificial Lake Gaston, and the Gaston Hall auditorium at his alma mater, Georgetown University. Provided by Wikipedia