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John T. Hogan

John T. Hogan, a descendant of New Hope Church's early elder John Freeland, joined the church in May 1868 and was ordained a ruling elder in June 1871. When Orange Presbytery removed all six New Hope elders in May 1889, the congregation re-elected him nine days later.

Source: NC Digital Collections: D. I. Craig, Historical Sketch of New Hope Church in Orange County, N.C. (1891), pp. 31-32, 36-37

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StorylineNew Hope Presbyterian Church’s divided session, 1884–18901884–1890 · 7 events · Disputes in the session, the elders who governed the congregation, kept New Hope Presbyterian Church unsettled from 1886 to 1890. Pastor Pleasant H. Dalton offered his resignation in 1886; most of the congregation would not accept it, but after the session fell into disagreement the relation was dissolved. James L. Currie became pastor in 1887. A quarrel over a member's settlement of an estate then went to Orange Presbytery, whose 1889 ruling deepened the split. Most members petitioned the active elders to resign, three refused, and the presbytery dissolved all six elders' relation to the church and ordered a new election. Currie's pastorate ended after new troubles, and in 1890 New Hope began sharing a pastor with Chapel Hill.

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  1. J. T. Hogan & Co. dissolves and W. T. Hogan & Co. takes over its Chapel Hill store The Chapel Hill mercantile firm of J. T. Hogan & Co. was dissolved by mutual consent. W. T. Hogan and W. J. Hogan bought the firm's entire stock and formed W. T. Hogan & Co. to carry on the business at the old stand. Place: Chapel Hill · Also named: W. T. Hogan, W. J. HoganSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Gazette, November 21, 1857, p. 4
  2. Henry B. Pratt, a missionary to South America, supplies New Hope Pratt preached at New Hope for six months with the Hillsborough church. On May 24, 1868, D. I. Craig, John T. Hogan and three women were received and baptized as members. People: John T. Hogan Place: New Hope · Also named: Henry B. Pratt, D. I. CraigSearch the index · NC Digital Collections: D. I. Craig, Historical Sketch of New Hope Church in Orange County, N.C. (1891), p. 31
  3. John T. Hogan serves as an Orange County commissioner Lefler and Wager's list of Orange County commissioners gives J. T. Hogan a term from 1870 to 1872. The clerk's statement of the commissioners' attendance and mileage for the year ending in 1871, printed in the Hillsborough Recorder, names him John T. Hogan, one of five members of the board. People: Samuel Wellwood Hughes, William N. Patterson Place: Orange CountySearch the index · Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 358 · Also: Hillsborough Recorder, November 22, 1871, p. 3
  4. John T. Hogan and Samuel D. Blackwood are ordained elders at New Hope The two men were ordained and added to the session. Hogan descended from the early elder John Freeland, and Blackwood from John Craig. People: John T. Hogan Place: New Hope · Also named: Samuel D. Blackwood, John Craig, John FreelandSearch the index · NC Digital Collections: D. I. Craig, Historical Sketch of New Hope Church in Orange County, N.C. (1891), p. 36
  5. Orange County names a three-man Board of Education and a panel of teacher examiners Under the Reconstruction school law the county had a Board of Education of W. N. Patterson, J. T. Hogan and Jones Watson in 1872. Samuel W. Hughes and Charles Curtis were among the county examiners who licensed teachers that year. People: Samuel Wellwood Hughes, Jones Watson, John T. Hogan, William N. Patterson Place: Orange County · Also named: Charles CurtisSearch the index · DigitalNC: Irene Oliver Pender, A History of Orange County Schools, 1752-1983 (1983), p. 91
  6. John T. Hogan is chosen school committeeman for Hillsborough Township When Alexander Dickens resigned as school committeeman for Hillsborough Township, the county Board of Education unanimously elected John T. Hogan in his place. At the same meeting it accepted Dr. Clop's resignation for Chapel Hill Township and chose John Hutchins. Place: Hillsborough · Also named: Alexander Dickens, John HutchinsSearch the index · DigitalNC: Irene Oliver Pender, A History of Orange County Schools, 1752-1983 (1983), p. 28
  7. William A. Graham defeats Washington Duke for a seat in the 1875 convention On August 5, 1875, Orange elected Graham over Duke, 1,908 to 1,528, and Josiah Turner Jr. over John T. Hogan. Graham died before the convention met, and William N. Patterson beat Duke again in a special election on September 16, 2,000 to 1,297. People: William A. Graham, Josiah Turner Jr., Washington Duke, John T. Hogan, William N. Patterson Place: Orange CountySearch the index · Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 120-121 · Also: Hillsborough Recorder, August 11, 1875, p. 3; Hillsborough Recorder, September 22, 1875, p. 3
  8. Orange County sends an exhibit and a large party to the State Exposition On Orange County's day at the State Exposition in Raleigh a large party from Hillsborough visited the county's exhibit, which a committee named by the magistrates had gathered from local woods, crops, minerals, tobacco, needlework and portraits of Orange judges, with Allan Cameron in charge of it at Raleigh. People: John T. Hogan, Augustus Washington Graham Place: Orange County exhibit, State Exposition, Raleigh · Also named: Allan CameronSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), October 25, 1884, p. 2
  9. Orange Presbytery removes all six active elders of New Hope Member David A. Claytor had carried a petition, which most of the members signed, calling on the active elders to resign; three agreed and three refused. Meeting at the church, the presbytery heard the parties, dissolved all six elders' relation to the church and ordered a new election. People: John T. Hogan, Charles W. Johnston Place: New Hope · Also named: David A. Claytor, William C. ClaytorSearch the index · NC Digital Collections: D. I. Craig, Historical Sketch of New Hope Church in Orange County, N.C. (1891), p. 32
  10. New Hope re-elects three of its removed elders With the Rev. F. H. Johnston presiding, the congregation chose Charles W. Johnston, John T. Hogan and William C. Claytor again, and they were reinstalled before a large congregation. People: John T. Hogan, Charles W. Johnston Place: New Hope · Also named: William C. ClaytorSearch the index · NC Digital Collections: D. I. Craig, Historical Sketch of New Hope Church in Orange County, N.C. (1891), p. 32
  11. 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. Gordon Place: Court house, HillsboroughSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), October 4, 1890, p. 3
  12. County commissioners name tax listers and assessors for each township At their Monday meeting the Orange County commissioners appointed three list takers and assessors for each township. Hillsborough township got W. M. Jones, John T. Hogan and S. T. Forrest. People: John T. Hogan, Stephen T. Forrest Place: Court house, Hillsborough · Also named: W. M. JonesSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), April 11, 1891, p. 3

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