Nathaniel Macon was born on Shocco Creek in modern Warren County, North Carolina on December 17, 1758. Macon was a militiaman and state legislator (1781-1782, 1784-1785, & 1790) who served in the United States Congress from 1791 until his retirement in 1827. He was additionally the 5th Speaker of the House of Representatives (1801-1807) and the president pro tempore of the Senate (1826-1827). He died in Warrenton, North Carolina on June 29, 1837.