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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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  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.Search 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. HoganSearch the index · NC Digital Collections: D. I. Craig, Historical Sketch of New Hope Church in Orange County, N.C. (1891), p. 31
  3. J. 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. People: Samuel Wellwood Hughes, William N. PattersonSearch the index · Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 358
  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. HoganSearch 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. PattersonSearch 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.Search 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: Josiah Turner Jr., Washington Duke, John T. Hogan, William N. PattersonSearch 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. HoganSearch 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. JohnstonSearch 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. JohnstonSearch 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. HoganSearch 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. HoganSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), April 11, 1891, p. 3

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