Joseph G. Cooley

Life and Orange County connections

Dated events connected with this person, in date order. See these 13 dated events in the chronology →

1. February 17, 1871 Hillsborough telegraph operator Joseph G. Cooley declines to produce the militia telegrams at Holden's trial Joseph G. Cooley, 24, the Hillsborough telegraph operator, told the impeachment court that he had been subpoenaed on January 30, 1871, to bring every telegram sent or received about the state troops at Company Shops, but that his superintendent had ordered him to answer no questions about them as confidential and the office manager, Mr. Starke, had sent the originals away. After argument the chief justice ordered the telegrams filed with the clerk, and they were read the next day. People: Joseph G. CooleyTrial of William W. Holden, Governor of North Carolina (1871), vol. 1, p. 925
2. May 9, 1882 Julia Spencer drives a last spike to celebrate the finished University railroad Chapel Hill celebrated the completed State University Railroad with speeches and the driving of the last spikes, one by Julia J. Spencer, daughter of Cornelia Phillips Spencer, and one by the railroad's agent, J. G. Cooley. Passenger trains had been running to the West End terminus since February. People: Joseph G. CooleyDigitalNC: The News and Observer (Raleigh), May 11, 1882, p. 3 · Also: Battle, History of the University, vol. II, pp. 248-249
3. October 1, 1883 Joseph G. Cooley succeeds Sterling Ruffin as railroad agent at Hillsborough Sterling Ruffin resigned as the North Carolina Railroad's agent at Hillsborough effective October 1, 1883, and Joseph G. Cooley, a former Hillsborough man, took his place. Cooley signed the depot's train schedule for the rest of the year. People: Joseph G. CooleySearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), October 6, 1883, p. 3
4. May 5, 1884 Hillsborough re-elects Mayor George C. Corbin and a seven-man town board At the town election George C. Corbin was returned as mayor without opposition, receiving all but four of the votes cast, and seven commissioners were chosen, among them Jos. G. Cooley, Thomas Hedgpeth and W. N. Anderson. The new board organized the next night and chose its town officers. People: Joseph G. CooleySearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 10, 1884, p. 3
5. February 12, 1886 Eagle Lodge No. 71 of Masons is revived at Hillsborough Grand Master F. H. Busbee restored Eagle Lodge No. 71 of Masons at Hillsborough, which had stopped work in 1880, and its members elected and installed officers with C. E. Parish as worshipful master. The lodge dated from 1791 and had already lapsed and been restored once, in 1819. People: Calvin E. Parish, Joseph G. CooleySearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), February 27, 1886, p. 2
6. May 6, 1889 Hillsborough re-elects Mayor Joseph A. Harris over Devereux Turner Hillsborough re-elected Joseph A. Harris mayor over Devereux Turner by 49 votes and chose D. Y. Mebane, M. W. McCollum, James A. Cheek, George Laws, Joseph G. Cooley, A. J. Ruffin and S. J. Lynch as commissioners without opposition; the new board kept James Carmichael as constable and John Laws as treasurer. People: Allen Jones Ruffin, James A. Cheek, Joseph G. CooleySearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 11, 1889, p. 3
7. June 7, 1889 Eagle Lodge No. 71 elects Joseph G. Cooley worshipful master At its regular meeting Eagle Lodge No. 71 of Masons at Hillsborough elected Joseph G. Cooley worshipful master for the Masonic year, with D. Y. Mebane senior warden, John K. Hughes junior warden, E. A. Rosemond treasurer and D. C. Parris secretary. People: John Knox Hughes, Edward Atkins Rosemond, D. C. ParrisSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), June 15, 1889, p. 3
8. December 10, 1889 Hillsborough holds a public meeting and memorial service for Jefferson Davis Citizens meeting at the court house with D. Y. Mebane in the chair adopted resolutions on the death of Jefferson Davis, drafted by C. E. Parish, D. H. Hamilton and J. G. Cooley, and a memorial service followed at the Presbyterian church, conducted by W. F. Wilhelm. People: Joseph A. Harris, Calvin E. Parish, W. F. Wilhelm, Joseph G. CooleySearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), December 14, 1889, p. 2
9. May 10, 1890 Hillsboro's finance committee reports the town's accounts for the year to May 1 The committee found treasurer John Laws holding $417.30 in town and cemetery funds, part of the cemetery money from lots sold, and found the mayor's fines of $35.80 properly accounted for. The board ordered the report printed, a custom of past years, with Commissioner George Laws voting no. People: Joseph G. CooleySearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 17, 1890, p. 3
10. November 1891 Hillsborough's Young Men's Christian Association elects Joseph G. Cooley president Meeting on a Monday night, the Hillsborough Young Men's Christian Association chose Joseph G. Cooley president for the coming year, with J. S. Spurgeon and Henry Richards vice presidents, and planned its third anniversary meeting for the first Monday in December. People: John Sanford Spurgeon, Samuel Mallett GattisSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), November 21, 1891, p. 3
11. August 23, 1892 Hillsborough Democrats organize a Cleveland and Carr Club About fifty Democrats met at the court house, adopted a constitution and by-laws, enrolled as members and chose C. E. Parish president. The club voted to join the State Association of Democratic Clubs and to meet every Tuesday night at the court house. People: Calvin E. Parish, Joseph G. CooleySearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), August 27, 1892, p. 3
12. May 7, 1894 Hillsborough elects former Republican postmaster N. W. Brown mayor Hillsborough's town election made N. W. Brown mayor and chose seven commissioners, among them W. H. Newman, E. A. Rosemond, Dr. J. S. Spurgeon, J. G. Cooley and James A. Cheek. The new board met the next day and made John Hayes constable and Rosemond treasurer. People: John Sanford Spurgeon, Edward Atkins Rosemond, James A. Cheek, Joseph G. CooleySearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 12, 1894, p. 3