George W. Tate

Life and Orange County connections

Dated events connected with this person, in date order. See these 11 dated events in the chronology →

1. March 1, 1890 George W. Tate proposes a new map of Orange County In a letter to the Orange County Observer, George W. Tate proposed making a map of the county and asked those interested to write him, hoping to settle the matter at the March court so the survey could start when the weather allowed. The paper urged readers to back him, and other letters followed. People: J. H. McCrackenSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), March 1, 1890, p. 2
2. June 2, 1890 County justices vote $250 toward Col. George W. Tate's map of Orange County After Maj. Robert Bingham and C. E. Parish spoke for it, the justices of the peace voted $250 to Col. George W. Tate toward a proposed county map, with only two votes against. People: Robert Bingham, Calvin E. Parish, George W. TateSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), June 7, 1890, p. 3
3. July 30, 1890 Orange County Democrats nominate their legislative and county ticket and instruct for Vance The county convention at the court house, with every township represented, nominated R. N. Hall Jr. of Little River for the House, S. M. Gattis for clerk, John K. Hughes for sheriff, John Laws for register of deeds and D. M. Laws for treasurer. It passed a resolution instructing Orange's legislators to vote to return Zebulon Vance to the Senate. People: Calvin E. Parish, Samuel Mallett Gattis, George W. Tate, John Knox Hughes, Dudley M. LawsSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), August 2, 1890, p. 2
4. by November 15, 1890 Col. George W. Tate nears the end of his map survey of Orange County Surveyor George W. Tate wrote that his survey for a map of Orange would be finished within days, after he had covered every part of the county. His letter describes historic places west of Hillsborough, among them the site of Maddock's Mill, the old Tryon road and Jesse Benton's unmarked grave, which he asks the county to preserve. People: Jesse Benton, George W. TateSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), November 15, 1890, p. 2
5. by July 11, 1891 Col. George W. Tate's map of Orange County is published Col. George W. Tate had the county map published and told the paper it would soon be ready for delivery. The county justices had voted $250 toward it in June 1890. People: George W. TateSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), July 11, 1891, p. 3
6. August 17, 1892 Orange County Democrats hold their county convention and name a ticket Meeting at the court house, the convention chose C. W. Johnston of Chapel Hill township as chairman and Joseph A. Harris as secretary. It nominated Hughes for sheriff, John Laws for register of deeds, D. M. Laws for treasurer, Dr. D. C. Parris for coroner and George W. Tate for surveyor, named James Norwood for the House, and recommended Thomas M. Cheek for the district's Senate seat. A resolution also asked the governor to appoint Maj. John W. Graham to the Supreme Court seat left empty by the death of Justice Davis. People: John W. Graham, Joseph A. Harris, D. C. Parris, George W. Tate, Dudley M. LawsSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), August 20, 1892, p. 2
7. 1894 Colonel George Tate is allowed to sell his county map to school committees The board gave Colonel George Tate, maker of a map of Orange County, leave to offer it for sale to the school committee of every district. People: George W. TateSearch the index · DigitalNC: Irene Oliver Pender, A History of Orange County Schools, 1752-1983 (1983), p. 45
8. September 1, 1894 Orange County Democrats nominate D. C. Parks for the House and a full county ticket The Democratic county convention, meeting at the court house under chairman Matthew Atwater, nominated David C. Parks for the state House, Samuel M. Gattis for clerk of superior court, John K. Hughes for sheriff, John Laws for register of deeds, D. M. Laws for treasurer, Dr. D. C. Parris for coroner and Col. George W. Tate for surveyor. It also ordered a party vote at every precinct on election day to record Orange Democrats' choice for the two United States Senate seats, and bound its House nominee to vote for the winners. People: David C. Parks, Samuel Mallett Gattis, Matthew Atwater, D. C. Parris, George W. Tate, John Knox Hughes, Dudley M. LawsSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), September 8, 1894, p. 2
9. November 6, 1894 Republicans and Populists sweep Orange County's election, leaving the Democrats only the sheriff and register of deeds Orange County went against the Democrats in the general election: Sheriff John K. Hughes held his office by a plurality of 58, and the official count kept Register of Deeds John Laws in office by seven votes over Henry N. Brown Jr. Republicans won the clerk of court, treasurer, coroner and surveyor offices and the county's House seat, and Thomas Settle beat Augustus W. Graham for Congress in the district. People: George W. Tate, Augustus Washington Graham, John Knox HughesSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), November 10, 1894, p. 3
10. September 18, 1902 Orange Republicans name a county ticket The reconvened Orange County Republican convention nominated E. N. Cates of Bingham Township for register of deeds, George W. Tate for surveyor, and William E. Hall, B. C. Patton and J. P. Teer for county commissioners, leaving the nomination for sheriff to the county executive committee. People: Benjamin C. Patton, George W. TateSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), September 25, 1902, p. 3
11. July 23, 1904 Republican county convention nominates P. Tinsley Cheek and D. S. Miller The Orange County Republican convention, addressed by congressional nominee Charles A. Reynolds, nominated P. Tinsley Cheek for the House, D. S. Miller for sheriff, Chester D. Turner for register of deeds, William H. Parker for treasurer and George W. Tate for surveyor, with J. P. Teer, B. G. Patton and George F. Crutchfield for county commissioners. People: George W. Tate, Chester D. TurnerSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), July 28, 1904, p. 3