John Stockard

Life and Orange County connections

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1. August 14, 1828 Orange County elects James Mebane to the Senate and John Stockard and Hugh Waddell to the Commons Orange County voters chose James Mebane for the state Senate and John Stockard and Hugh Waddell for the House of Commons, while the borough of Hillsborough returned Frederick Nash by 42 votes to 40. Polls were held at Hillsborough, Mason Hall and about nine other places across the county. People: James Mebane, Hugh Waddell, Frederick Nash, John StockardSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, August 20, 1828, p. 3
2. August 13, 1829 Orange County elects William Montgomery, Thomas H. Taylor and John Stockard to the legislature Orange County voters chose Dr. William Montgomery for the state Senate and Thomas H. Taylor and John Stockard for the House of Commons, and the town of Hillsborough returned Frederick Nash to the Commons. People: William Montgomery, Thomas H. Taylor, Frederick Nash, John StockardSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, August 19, 1829, p. 3
3. by July 12, 1834 Orange County's candidates for the Assembly and sheriff take the field By July 12, 1834, the candidates for Orange County's August 14 election were William Montgomery and Hugh Waddell for the state Senate; Joseph Allison, John Stockard, William McCauley and William R. Hall for the House of Commons; William A. Graham for the Hillsborough borough seat; and James C. Turrentine and William Nelson for sheriff. Earlier lists that summer had named Thomas D. Crane and, briefly, Burrhus Cheek for the Senate. People: William Montgomery, Hugh Waddell, William McCauley, William A. Graham, James C. Turrentine, William Nelson, Joseph Allison, John StockardSearch the index · The Harbinger (Chapel Hill), July 12, 1834, p. 3
4. August 14, 1834 Orange County sends William Montgomery to the state Senate and Joseph Allison and John Stockard to the Commons Orange County voters returned Dr. William Montgomery to the state Senate, Col. Joseph Allison and Col. John Stockard to the House of Commons, and James C. Turrentine as sheriff. Hillsborough's borough seat went to William A. Graham without opposition. People: William Montgomery, James C. Turrentine, William A. Graham, Joseph Allison, John StockardSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, August 20, 1834, p. 3
5. August 13, 1835 Orange returns Joseph Allison to the Senate and John Stockard and James Forrest to the Commons In the August election Orange County voters chose Gen. Joseph Allison for the state Senate and Col. John Stockard and James Forrest for the House of Commons, defeating James Mebane for the Senate seat; William A. Graham was returned for the town of Hillsborough without opposition. People: William A. Graham, James Mebane, John Stockard, Joseph AllisonSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, August 14, 1835, p. 3
6. March 15, 1836 Orange County Van Buren men meet at the court house Supporters of Martin Van Buren and Richard M. Johnson met at the Hillsborough court house with Col. John Stockard in the chair, endorsed Richard Dobbs Spaight for governor, and named Gen. Joseph Allison, Dr. Allen Parks, Williamson Parish, Capt. Benjamin Hurdle, William N. Pratt, Henry Fogleman and John Jones as delegates to the district convention that would choose an elector. People: Joseph Allison, John StockardSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, March 18, 1836, p. 3
7. April 7, 1838 A Cedar Grove muster-day meeting names the Democratic ticket for Orange Farmers and mechanics gathered at the Cedar Grove muster named Joseph Allison for the state Senate and John Stockard, Herbert Sims, George A. Mebane and Benjamin Trollinger for the Commons as the Democratic Republican ticket for the August election, with Maj. Joseph Armstrong in the chair. People: Joseph Allison, John StockardSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, April 13, 1838, p. 3
8. August 9, 1838 The Van Buren party takes three Orange seats from the Whigs In the August election Orange voters sent Joseph Allison to the state Senate over Hugh Waddell and elected Van Buren men to the Commons, a loss of three seats for the Whigs, while Willie P. Mangum missed a Commons seat after some of his votes at Chapel Hill were thrown out because the voters had not lived twelve months in the county. People: Hugh Waddell, Willie P. Mangum, William A. Graham, Joseph Allison, John StockardSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, August 23, 1838, p. 3
9. November 19, 1838 William A. Graham of Orange is elected Speaker of the House of Commons When the General Assembly met, the House of Commons chose William A. Graham of Orange as Speaker over M. Hoke of Lincoln with 61 votes, on a strict party vote in which Orange's three Van Buren members voted against him. People: John StockardSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, November 22, 1838, p. 3
10. by January 8, 1839 A bill to divide Orange County fails in the state Senate by four votes A bill to divide Orange County passed the House of Commons but was lost in the state Senate by four votes during the session that ended January 8, 1839. In a March address to Orange voters, the county's legislators J. Allison, Herbert Sims, John Stockard and Benjamin Trolinger said they had backed division as they had pledged in the 1838 canvass. People: John StockardHillsborough Recorder, March 7, 1839, p. 3
11. May 27, 1840 Orange Democrats nominate Gen. Joseph Allison and a full legislative ticket A large Democratic Republican meeting at the Masonic Hall in Hillsborough, chaired by Dr. Julius C. Bracken, nominated Gen. Joseph Allison for the state Senate and Col. John Stockard, Gen. Benjamin Trolinger, Cadwallader Jones Jr. and Col. William Horner for the House of Commons. It also named delegates to a state convention to choose a vice-presidential candidate. People: John Stockard, Cadwallader Jones, Joseph AllisonSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, June 4, 1840, p. 3
12. August 4, 1842 Orange County sends Democrat Joseph Allison to the state Senate while voting for Whig governor John M. Morehead Orange voters gave Governor John M. Morehead, the Whig, 1,576 votes to 1,172 for Louis D. Henry, yet elected Democrat Joseph Allison to the state Senate over Hugh Waddell and returned only one Whig, Henry K. Nash, to the House of Commons with Democrats John Stockard, Julius C. Bracken and Cadwallader Jones Jr. The Whig Recorder blamed poor Whig turnout and alleged illegal votes, and some Whigs spoke of contesting the result. People: Hugh Waddell, John Motley Morehead, Joseph Allison, Henry Kollock Nash, John Stockard, Cadwallader JonesSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, August 11, 1842, p. 3