1863 - William Dunn Moseley, Florida’s first governor under statehood (1845-1849), died on this date.  Moseley was born at Moseley Hall, Lenoir County, North Carolina, on February 1, 1795.  He attended the University of North Carolina with such notables as James K. Polk, later president of the United States.  After college, he practiced law in Wilmington, North Carolina, and entered public service as a state senator.  He was defeated in the North Carolina gubernatorial race of 1834.  In 1835, Moseley purchased a plantation in Jefferson County, Florida, and resided there until 1851.  A member of the Territorial Legislature, Moseley defeated Richard Keith Call, the third and fifth Territorial governor of Florida, in the contest to become the first governor of the new state of Florida.  In 1851, Moseley moved to Palatka, where he was a planter and fruit grower.  He is buried at the West View Cemetery in Palatka.