Thomas Jefferson Pitchford Sr. was a state legislator in North Carolina. He represented Warren County, North Carolina in the North Carolina House of Representatives and for several terms in the North Carolina Senate. He was a Democrat. He proposed a bill to make it possible to enslave free blacks.
He served in the state senate from 1858 to 1865. He lived in Fishing Creek. He was succeeded in the state senate by Francis Alexander Thornton in 1866.
His family included sons John C. Pitchford and Thomas J. Pitchford.
He chaired the Ways and Means Committee and served on the Committee on Military Affairs.
He owned slaves.
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References
- Jr, Warren Eugene Milteer (July 1, 2020). North Carolina's Free People of Color, 1715–1885. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807173787 – via Google Books.
- "The North Carolina Historical Review". North Carolina Historical Commission. December 29, 1948 – via Google Books.
- ^ Wellman, Manly Wade (October 10, 2017). The County of Warren, North Carolina, 1586-1917. UNC Press Books. ISBN 9781469617077 – via Google Books.
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- "North Carolina Journal of Law". University of North Carolina, Department of Law. December 29, 1905 – via Google Books.
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- "Slaves of Thomas J. Pitchford". January 24, 2022 – via NCGenWeb Project.
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