Alfred Dockery
Alfred Dockery (December 11, 1797 – December 3, 1873) was an American Congressional Representative from North Carolina.[1]
Early life and career
Alfred Dockery was born near
He then served in the North Carolina State Senate from 1836 to 1844.
Dockery was elected as a
Later life
After the Civil War, he mostly retired from public service and returned to being a planter for his remaining years. He was the National Union (Republican) candidate for governor in 1866, but he did not seek the nomination, or campaign for the position.[4][1] The conservative incumbent Governor, Jonathan Worth, won the election easily amid low turnout.[5]
Dockery died in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C. and was interred there in the family cemetery.
The Alfred Dockery House near Rockingham was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[6]
See also
- Twenty-ninth United States Congress
- Thirty-second United States Congress
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Fawcett, Michael J. (1986). "Alfred Dockery". NCPedia. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ Eicher, p. 211.
- ^ NC Governor Race 1854
- ^ NC Governor Race 1866
- ^ Many Excellent People: Power and Privilege in North Carolina, 1850-1900, by Paul D. Escott. p. 110.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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