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North Carolina reconstruction era American politician
John M. Paschall
Justice of the peace
In office
1868–1874
North Carolina Senate
In office
1874–1875
Personal details
Born1826/7
North Carolina
DiedApril 1, 1886
Political partyRepublican

John M. Paschall (1826/7 - April 1, 1886) was a farmer, carpenter and politician in North Carolina. He served as a judge, county commissioner and state legislator in North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina Senate from 1874 to 1875 representing Warren County during the Reconstruction era. He was one of four Republican state senators in North Carolina during that session. There were thirteen African American House members. Both bodies had large Democratic Party majorities.

Biography

He was born in North Carolina 1826/7. Described as literate and mulatto, he worked as a farmer and carpenter. Paschall married Mary J Wright December 25, 1856.

He was a justice of the peace from 1868 to 1874, as well as serving as a county commissioner.

Paschall was nominated for the senate in 1874 over J. Williams Thorne to represent Warren County, and was duly elected.

He died April 1, 1886, with the newspaper remarking that he was "a very respectable and intelligent colored man."

See also

References

  1. ^ Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. Work, Monroe N. (January 1920). "Some Negro Members of Reconstruction Conventions and Legislatures and of Congress" (PDF). The Journal of Negro History. 5 (1): 78. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via JSTOR.
  3. "Reconstruction in North Carolina". 1914.
  4. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. (via Ancestry)
  5. The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina. Josiah Turner, State Printer. 1874. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. Longley, Max (21 January 2020). Quaker Carpetbagger: J. Williams Thorne, Underground Railroad Host Turned North Carolina Politician. McFarland. pp. 85–86. ISBN 978-1-4766-6985-4. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. "The Legislature: Senate". The Wilmington Morning Star. 13 August 1874. p. 1. Retrieved 28 July 2024. Open access icon
  8. "John M. Paschall death". The Wilmington Morning Star. 3 April 1886. p. 1. Retrieved 28 July 2024. Open access icon


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