Anson-Bertie-Brunswick County NcArchives News.....1842 Whig Convention Delegates April 21, 1842 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com January 17, 2008, 5:01 pm Charlotte Journal April 21, 1842 WHIG CONVENTION -- The Convention assembled in the Hall of the House of Commons at 12 o'clock and was called to order by DR. FREDERICK J. HILL of Brunswick County, who moved that, for the purpose of organized the body, a temporary Chairman and Secretary be appointed: whereupon Henry P. Poindexter of Surry, was appointed Chairman and being conducted to his seat, briefly returned for the honor conferred upon him. WESTON R. GALES, was appointed Secretary pro tem. On motion of W. W. CHERRY of Bertie, the Secretary was directed to call over the names of the counties, with a view of ascertaining which were represented, and the number of delegates in attendence. The counties represented and the Delegates in attendance were as follows: ANSON -- ALEX LITTLE W. R. MYERS, DR. W. P. JENNINGS, E. NELMS, JR. , JOHN A. McRAE, THOMAS S. LITTLE, Y. H. ALLEN,, DR. WM. MENDENHALL, F. PEARSON, GEN JAS. M. WADDELL. BERTIE -- G. S. HOLLY, W. J. HOLLY, JOHN DEVEREAUX, JR., W. W. CHERRY and M. Clark BRUNSWICK -- FRED J. HILL, SAM'L POTTER BURKE -- THOMAS BUTTER, J. H. CALDWELL, S. B. ERWIN CABARRUS -- D. M. BARRINGER, JOSEPH W. SCOTT CHATHAM -- WM. ALBRIGHT, ISAAC CLOGG, W. S. HORNE, N. A. STEDMAN, BEN J. HOUZE, SANDFORD HARRIS, DR. HEADEN, JOHN S. TOOMER, MAURICE Q. WADDELL, G. M. BLAZZIER, WM. C. STEDMAN, WM. HARROD, TAPLY BOLING, JOSEPH J. JINKINS, T. J. UTLEY, JOHN ARRINGSTON, EDWARD HORTON, A. HAYES, THOS WHITHEAD. CRAVEN -- C. C. NELSON CUMBERLAND -- DR. JOHN McKAY, DR. B. W. ROBINSON, ISHAM CARVER, SEN. A. M. PELTON,, J. G. SHEPERD, E. J. HALE, WILLIAM BETTS, JAMES FOSTER, MURPHEY V. JONES. DAVIDSON -- B. S. BEALL, JOHN HUSSEY, B. C. DOUTHITT DUPLIN -- C. D. HILL EDGECOMB -- R. H. BATTLE, D. I. J. DORTCH, C. C. BATTLE, B. D. BATTLE, WM. A. POPE FRANKLIN -- JAS KEARNEY, JAS YARBOROUGH, ISAAC H. DAVIS, PRESLEY C. PERSON, SEN. JOHN O' BRIEN, JR. , THOS. J. BLACKNALL GRANVILLE -- CHARLES R. EATON, WM. S. HARGROVE, P. A. E. JONES, H. J. ROBARDS, CLEMENT WILKINS, ROBERT A. JENKINS, JAS. T. GILL, JOHN B. GREENE, SAM'L S. DOWNEY, CHAS RICKS, JOHN P. H. RUSS,JOHN H. WHITTFIELD,KEMP P. HILL, GEORGE BURNS, SAMUEL S. HICKS, GEORGE W. GREENE, ALLEN NANCE. GUILFORD -- CAPT. ROBERT GILMER, MAJ. ROBT. DONNELL, JAMES BANNOCK, ESQ., COL. JOEL McLEAN, MR. S. G. COFFIN; CAPT. ROBERT LINDSAY, ROBERT S. GILMER, JR., COL. A. CLAPP, LYNDON SWAIM, C. A. GILLESPIE, COL. JOAB HYAT, THOS. G. McLEAN. HALIFAX -- ISAAC N. FAULCON, JAS M. NEWSOM, WILLIS SEDGE, WM. L. LONG, JAS B. YELLOWLY. HERTFORD -- THOMAS P. LITTLE HYDE -- DAVID CARTER, P. W. SPENCER. JOHNSTON -- RANSOM SANDERS, DR. J. B. BECKWITH, B. BRYAN, DR. J. T. LEACH, EDWIN McCULLERS, J. F. SAUNDERS, D. McPHERSON LENOIR -- W. DUNN, ----, BLOUNT MONTGOMERY -- J. M. WORTH, C. J. COCHRAN, E. W. CHRISTIAN, J. H. MONTGOMERY MOORE -- DR. J. A. CHALMERS, JAS DALRYMPLE, DONALD STREET, H. C. McLAIN, DANIEL McCUMMEN, W. A. HANCOCK, D. FARLAND, N. McCUMMEN. NASH -- E. B. HILLIARD NEW HANOVER -- G. J. McREE, D. JONES, WM. H. DUDLEY, THOS D. MEARES, O. G. PARSEY. NORTHAMPTON -- JOHN MOODY, L. PARKER, D. BARNES, J. COLLINSON, BURGWYN, T. POLLOK BURGWYN ONSLOW -- EDWARD W. MONTFORD ORANGE -- DR. JAMES S. SMITH, HARRISON PARKER, JAMES GRAHAM, GEORGE HURDLE, THOMAS D. BENNEHAM, C. F. FAUCETT, ANDERSON ARMSTRONG, J. ELLIS, L. CARMICHAEL, PAUL C. CAMERON, HENRY K. NASH, JOHN COX, JOSEPH STEELE, ALEXANDER COX, M. CAULEY, J. W. KERR, WALTER THOMPSON, MOSES NICHOLS, JOHN FLINTIPP, WILLIAM GATTIS, SIDNEY BARBEE, WILLIAM BARBOE, WM. CAMERON, CALVIN JOHNSON, P. H. MANGUM, M. LEATHERS, JR., SAMUEL F. PHILIPS, SAMUEL L. HOLT. PITT -- ABRAHAM D. MOYE, JOHN JOYNER, JR., JOSEPH J. NORCOTT, JAS. JOINER. RANDOLPH -- JESSE HARPER, WILLIAM J. LONG, JAMES M. LEACH, ALFRED BROWER. RICHMOND -- GEN. A. DOCKERY, S. D. PEMBERTON, G. A. NICHOLSON, HENRY DUMAS, NATHAN F. BOWDON, B. L. DUMAS, R. S. LEDBETTER, ISHAM A. DUMAS. ROCKINGHAM -- DR. E. T. BRODNAX, THOMAS HAMLN, SEN. JOHN STRONG, JOHN M. REYNOLDS. ROWAN -- ALEXANDER W. BRANDON, MACE C. PENDLETON, MUNFORD S. McKINZIE, LEANDER KILLIAN, JOHN B. LORD STOKES -- C. H. NELSON, F. FRIES, W. WITHERS SURRY -- H. P. POINDEXTER WARREN -- C. P. GREEN, BURWELL PITCHFORD, THOMAS N. ALSTON, DR. S. W. EATON, DR. CHAS SKINNER, WILLIAM P. LITTLE, JAMES A. WILLIAMS. WAKE -- JOHN HINTON, JOHNSTON BUSBEE, CHARLES MANLY, GEORGE W. HAYWOOD, HENRY HARRIS, WILLIAM ASHLEY, W. F. CLARK, ALFRED JONES, S. STEVENSON, GEORGE E. BADGER, JOHN W. HARRIS, R. TUCKER, WILLIAM BOYLAN, RICHARD HINES, R. W. SEAWELL, JOHN H. MANLY, JOSEPH HUNTER, WESTON R. GALES, A. G. BANKS, S. F. PATTERSON, F. H. REEDER, DR. HICKS, W. H. WOOD, W. J. CLARK, DR. MONTAGUE, PARKER RAND, JOHN LIGON, WILLIAM W. HOLDEN, F. L. B. HARRIS, DR. W. M. CRENSHAW, WILLIAM CRENSHAW, GEN. ROBERT W. HAYWOOD, WILLIAM LAWS, WILLIE J. FULLER, NAT. WARREN, THOMAS J. LEMAY, J. D. POWELL, HENRY W. MILLER. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/anson/newspapers/1842whig170nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 5.7 Kb