Thomas J. Oldham

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1. February 25, 1888 Oaks citizens back a projected Durham-to-Charlotte railroad and name delegates A meeting of citizens at Oaks voted unanimously for the projected railroad from Durham by way of Oaks and Asheboro to Charlotte. It named seven delegates to the railroad meeting called at Charlotte for March 15. People: Robert Bingham, Thomas J. OldhamHillsboro Recorder, March 1, 1888, p. 2
2. by March 22, 1888 Bingham Township farmers form a Farmers' Alliance at Cane Creek Farmers at Cane Creek in Bingham Township formed a Farmers' Alliance and elected W. H. Lloyd president, T. J. Oldham vice president and Edward Snipes treasurer. People: Thomas J. OldhamSearch the index · Hillsboro Recorder, March 22, 1888, p. 3
3. May 18, 1888 The Orange County Farmers' Alliance organizes with Sheriff John K. Hughes as president Delegates of the subordinate alliances met at the court house in Hillsborough and organized a County Alliance, electing Sheriff John Knox Hughes president, Thomas J. Oldham vice-president, W. V. Andrews secretary and N. D. Bain treasurer. They set regular meetings every three months, beginning the first Friday in July. People: Wilton V. Andrews, Nathaniel D. Bain, Thomas J. Oldham, John Knox HughesSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 26, 1888, p. 3
4. July 10, 1891 The Orange County Farmers' Alliance elects officers and endorses the sub-treasury plan At its meeting in the court house on Friday, July 10, the Orange County Alliance chose officers for the coming term and adopted resolutions backing the sub-treasury plan and all the Alliance demands. People: Thomas J. OldhamSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), July 18, 1891, p. 3
5. March 26, 1892 Orange County citizens ratify the People's Party platform at Hillsborough A large gathering met in Masonic Hall, adopted the People's Party platform without dissent after some debate, and named a county executive committee with one member from each township. Thomas J. Oldham chaired and A. P. Cates was secretary. People: Thomas J. OldhamSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), April 2, 1892, p. 3
6. May 7, 1892 Orange Democrats hold county convention and bar two People's Party delegates The Democratic county convention met at the court house with every township represented and Sheriff J. K. Hughes in the chair. Two delegates who said they stood on the St. Louis platform and would vote for no one outside it, Thomas J. Oldham and W. Jesse Morrow, were declared ineligible, and delegates to the congressional and state conventions were chosen. People: Thomas J. Oldham, John Knox HughesSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 14, 1892, p. 2
7. August 10-12, 1897 The Farmers' State Alliance meets at Hillsborough and elects John Graham president The Farmers' State Alliance held its annual session at its headquarters near Hillsborough, with forty-nine counties represented. It elected John Graham of Warren County president, cut its officers' salaries, enlarged its executive committee to five and set aside money to restart its Hillsborough shoe factory. People: Thomas J. OldhamSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), August 19, 1897, p. 3
8. September 24, 1898 Eighteenth District Populists nominate Devereux Turner for the state Senate at Hillsborough Populists of the 18th Senatorial District met in the Hillsborough court house under E. H. Wilson of Chapel Hill and nominated Devereux Turner of Orange for the state Senate by acclamation after Thomas J. Oldham withdrew. Only Alamance and Orange sent delegates; Durham and Caswell were not represented. People: Thomas J. OldhamSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), September 29, 1898, p. 2
9. spring 1899 Harry L. Parish is secretary and treasurer of the People's Mutual Benevolent Association's Orange Division The People's Mutual Benevolent Association of North Carolina, a life insurance society whose division agent was based at Hillsborough, named Samuel M. Gattis president and Harry L. Parish secretary and treasurer of its division for Orange and Durham counties, with John K. Hughes, Thomas J. Oldham and other county men as directors. People: Samuel Mallett Gattis, John Knox Hughes, Thomas J. OldhamSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 11, 1899, p. 2
10. February 1900 Thomas J. Oldham presides over the Orange branch of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Association As president of the Orange County branch of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Association, Oldham called its members to a meeting at the Hillsborough court house on February 15, 1900, with T. B. Parker as secretary. In 1897 he had been the association's supervisor for Bingham Township under president Matthew Atwater. People: Matthew AtwaterSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), February 1, 1900, p. 3
11. November 4, 1902 Democrats carry Orange and Sheriff Hughes beats an independent challenger Orange County went Democratic again in the general election: Sheriff John K. Hughes, against whom the hardest fight was made, defeated James M. Atwater, a Democrat running as an independent, and the rest of the Democratic county and legislative ticket won. W. N. Pritchard and R. L. Walker carried the Nineteenth Senatorial District over Thomas J. Oldham of Orange and J. E. Lyon of Durham. People: James Atwater, Samuel Mallett Gattis, Thomas J. Oldham, John Knox HughesSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), November 6, 1902, p. 3
12. December 17, 1904 Orange County cotton growers resolve to hold their crop for ten cents A meeting of Orange County cotton growers at the court house, called after cotton fell to about 7 1/2 cents at Hillsborough, resolved to hold their cotton until it reached ten cents a pound and to cut their 1905 acreage by a quarter, and made their organization permanent. People: John F. McAdams, Thomas J. OldhamSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), December 22, 1904, p. 3