Charles McDowell (1743–1815) was a Brigadier General of the Morgan District Brigade of the North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution, state senator, and County Justice of Peace in Burke County, North Carolina.
[1][2] Charles McDowell was born on October 18, 1743, in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia.
[1][2][3] He served as an officer in the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution.
[1][2] Before the war, he served in the state senate of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1777 and 1778.
[2] He died on March 31, 1815, and was buried at the Quaker Meadows Cemetery in Morganton.