John R. Hutchins

Life and Orange County connections

Dated events connected with this person, in date order. See these 10 dated events in the chronology →

1. April 14, 1854 The Chapel Hill Baptist branch holds its first meeting and receives James P. Mason The new branch met for the first time at the home of W. G. Weaver, with Mount Carmel's pastor Brantley J. Hackney presiding, and took in its first member, Elder James P. Mason. Services then met in a room John R. Hutchins built for the church. People: John R. HutchinsSearch the index · Almonte Charles Howell, A History of the Chapel Hill Baptist Church, 1854-1924 (1945), scan p. 13
2. November 17, 1857 Chapel Hill forms a volunteer military company A new volunteer company was formed at Chapel Hill with J. R. Hutchins as captain, David McCauley as first lieutenant and J. M. Blackwood as third lieutenant, and it planned a uniform like that of the Orange Guards. People: David McCauley, John R. HutchinsSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, November 25, 1857, p. 2 · Also: The Chapel Hill Gazette, November 21, 1857, p. 2
3. by 1858 Charles P. Mallett keeps the University Bookstore on Franklin Street Mallett's University Bookstore was one of four businesses the book first maps in 1858, along with Andrew Mickle's dry goods, John R. Hutchins's clothing store and C. Gottenburg's mattress shop. All may have opened before 1853. People: Andrew Mickle, John R. HutchinsSearch the index · Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 99
4. by July 17, 1858 The J. R. Hutchins & Co. partnership expires and the Chapel Hill clothing firm sells out at cost The partnership of J. R. Hutchins & Co., Chapel Hill dealers in ready-made clothing and gentlemen's furnishings, expired by limitation. The partners offered their whole stock at cost for cash and called on all debtors for 1857 and earlier to settle. People: John R. HutchinsSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Gazette, July 17, 1858, p. 3
5. August 5, 1869 Orange County holds its first township elections Voters in each township chose magistrates, a clerk, a constable and school committeemen for the first time. In Chapel Hill Township 540 of 565 registered voters cast ballots. People: Jones Watson, Andrew Mickle, John Wesley Carr, Merritt Cheek, John R. HutchinsSearch the index · Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 196
6. September 15, 1875 Mayor Algernon S. Barbee helps marshal the celebration of the University's reopening At the formal celebration of the University's reopening, chief marshal John R. Hutchins of the class of 1852 and Mayor A. S. Barbee of the class of 1860, with several students, formed the procession in front of the South Building and marched to the chapel. People: John R. HutchinsSearch the index · Documenting the American South: Kemp P. Battle, History of the University of North Carolina, vol. II (1912), p. 95
7. May 18, 1878 Orange Democrats nominate A. W. Graham for the Senate and Angier and Hutchins for the House The county Democratic convention at the court house chose Augustus W. Graham for the state Senate on the second ballot and M. A. Angier of Durham and John R. Hutchins of Chapel Hill for the House over Josiah Turner, and named John Laws for register of deeds and David C. Parks for treasurer by acclamation. People: David C. Parks, Augustus Washington Graham, John R. HutchinsSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, May 22, 1878, p. 3
8. August 1, 1878 Orange sends Josiah Turner to the House and votes down A. W. Graham In the state election Orange chose Josiah Turner, running independently against the Democratic ticket, and the Democrat M. A. Angier for the House, Turner leading Angier by more than 500 votes; the county voted against A. W. Graham for the Senate and John R. Hutchins for the House, the district's Senate seats went to Giles Mebane and George Williamson, and the Democratic county ticket was elected as nominated. People: Josiah Turner Jr., Giles Mebane, Augustus Washington Graham, John R. HutchinsSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, August 7, 1878, p. 3
9. April 12, 1879 Corporators of the State University Railroad meet at Chapel Hill and open books for stock Corporators of the rechartered State University Railroad met at the Chapel Hill law office of Watson and Alexander, with Paul C. Cameron in the chair after Kemp P. Battle explained the charter. They opened subscription books at twelve places from Hillsborough and Durham to Pittsboro and Raleigh, named three commissioners at each, and refused conditional subscriptions. People: Paul C. Cameron, Kemp Plummer Battle, Julian S. Carr, James B. Mason, John R. HutchinsThe Chapel Hill Ledger, April 19, 1879, p. 3
10. 1882 William N. Pritchard and Thomas F. Lloyd open a general store on East Franklin Street William N. 'Captain Billy' Pritchard and T. F. Lloyd opened a general store on East Franklin Street, probably in the building where John R. Hutchins had sold clothing. People: John R. HutchinsSearch the index · Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 143