Adolphus J. Gordon

Life and Orange County connections

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

1. September 1, 1890 County commissioners name registrars and judges for a new registration of Orange voters Ahead of the November 4 election, the commissioners appointed a registrar and poll judges for each of twelve precincts, from Hillsborough and Chapel Hill to Jackson's Shop. The law required an entirely new registration, so every voter had to register again. People: Adolphus J. GordonSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), September 6, 1890, p. 3
2. September 27, 1890 Orange County Republicans meet at the court house and endorse a county ticket The county Republican convention endorsed a slate for the legislature and the county offices and heard the party's congressional candidate, Alexander McIver, speak for about an hour. Within weeks several men on the slate said in print that they had not agreed to run, and one called the meeting the "white Republican" convention. People: Alexander McIver, John T. Hogan, Adolphus J. GordonSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), October 4, 1890, p. 3
3. early February 1892 County commissioners award the contract for a new bridge near Dimmock's Mill to A. J. Gordon The contract for a wholly new bridge near Dimmock's Mill went to A. J. Gordon. The timbers were to be first-class heart pine, with flooring of white or post oak. People: Adolphus J. GordonSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), February 6, 1892, p. 3
4. July 23, 1892 Orange County People's Party holds its county convention and names a ticket The party met at the court house in Hillsborough and nominated E. C. Thompson of Hillsborough township for sheriff and D. M. Sykes for treasurer. It also chose delegates to the party's senatorial convention at Prospect Hill and its State convention at Raleigh, and left the choice of a surveyor to the county executive committee. People: Adolphus J. GordonSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), July 30, 1892, p. 2
5. June 1894 A. J. Gordon calls Orange County's People's Party to rallies as its county chairman As chairman of the People's Party county executive committee, A. J. Gordon signed the calls for a party celebration at Hillsboro and for speakings at Cedar Grove on August 2 and Hillsboro on August 3, inviting voters to hear the issues and see what had brought the hard times.Search the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), June 30, 1894, p. 3
6. January 4, 1897 Two added county commissioners named by Judge Spencer Adams take their seats Two additional county commissioners appointed by Judge Spencer B. Adams, one of them A. J. Gordon, took the oath and sat with the Orange County board for the first time. The enlarged board then gave the county printing to the Orange County Observer for two years. People: Adolphus J. GordonSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), January 7, 1897, p. 3
7. early January 1898 County commissioners vote to borrow $5,000 to pay off the county's 8 per cent notes Commissioners M. W. Moore, A. J. Gordon and A. L. Holden voted, over the opposition of N. V. Ray and Commissioner Hogan, to borrow $5,000 at 6 per cent to retire $2,000 in 8 per cent notes given years before for court house improvements and the county orders then outstanding. The board could not find a lender at that rate. People: Adolphus J. Gordon, A. L. HoldenSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), February 17, 1898, p. 3
8. May 15, 1903 Charles G. Rosemond takes charge of the Hillsborough post office Charles G. Rosemond took over the Hillsborough post office from J. Clyde Cheek, who had resigned in March, after a contest among six Republican candidates; A. J. Gordon became assistant postmaster. People: Adolphus J. Gordon, Charles G. RosemondSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 21, 1903, p. 3
9. April 30, 1904 Orange Republicans meet in convention and endorse Roosevelt The Orange County Republican convention met at the court house in Hillsboro on April 30 with nearly every precinct represented, chose A. J. Gordon chairman and P. Tinsley Cheek secretary, named delegates to the congressional and state conventions at Greensboro, and adopted resolutions endorsing President Roosevelt and state chairman Rollins. People: Lueco Lloyd, Adolphus J. GordonSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 5, 1904, p. 2
10. October 1, 1905 The Hillsborough post office becomes a presidential office On October 1 the Hillsborough post office was advanced to the presidential class, so that its postmaster would be appointed by the President and paid a salary. Charles G. Rosemond was postmaster, with A. J. Gordon as assistant. People: Charles G. Rosemond, Adolphus J. GordonSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), October 5, 1905, p. 3
11. September 8, 1906 Orange Republicans name their county ticket The Republican county convention at the Hillsboro court house nominated A. J. Gordon for sheriff, C. D. Turner for clerk of court, J. L. Cheek for register of deeds and W. R. Lloyd, E. P. Woods and G. W. P. Cates for county commissioners, with candidates for the House, treasurer and coroner. People: Chester D. Turner, Adolphus J. GordonSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), September 13, 1906, p. 3
12. 1906–1909 A. J. Gordon serves as Hillsboro's town tax collector From the fall of 1906 A. J. Gordon collected Hillsboro's town taxes, publishing notices that the money was needed for work on streets and sidewalks and offering to call on those who owed. The town's May 1909 statement shows the balance of his salary for 1908-09 paid.Search the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), October 11, 1906, p. 3