Jeter C. Pritchard
Jeter C. Pritchard | |
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Lee Slater Overman | |
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Madison County | |
In office 1891–1893 | |
Preceded by | D. F. Lawson |
Succeeded by | Charles B. Mashburn |
In office 1885–1889 | |
Preceded by | D. S. Ball |
Succeeded by | D. F. Lawson |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeter Connelly Pritchard July 12, 1857 |
Political party | Republican |
Children | George M. Pritchard |
Occupation | Attorney |
Jeter Connelly Pritchard (July 12, 1857 – April 10, 1921) was a lawyer, newspaperman, United States Senator and a
Early life and education
Born on July 12, 1857, in
Career
Pritchard was apprenticed to the printer's trade, then moved to Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, in 1873.[2] He became joint editor and owner of the Roan Mountain Republican.[2] He was a Presidential Elector on the Republican Party ticket in North Carolina in 1880.[2]
He
Political career
He was a member of the
Congressional service
Pritchard was elected as a Republican to the
On October 21 of 1898, Pritchard sent a letter to President
Pritchard began reversing his views on civil rights in 1900, becoming a lily-white and opposing black officeholders.[6]
Federal judicial service
Pritchard was nominated by President
Pritchard was nominated by President Roosevelt on April 27, 1904, to a joint seat on the
Family
Senator Pritchard married Augusta L. Ray in 1877 and they became the parents of three sons and a daughter—William D. (an army officer killed in the Philippines in 1904), George M. Pritchard (a politician in the Republican Party),[2] Thomas A., and Ida (Mrs. Thomas S. Rollins). Following the death in 1886 of his wife, Pritchard married Melissa Bowman by whom he had another son, J. McKinley. After the death of his second wife in 1902, Judge Pritchard married Lillian E. Saum in 1903.
Honor
Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville is named in Pritchard's memory.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Jeter Connelly Pritchard at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Jeter Connelly Pritchard". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - Special Election Race - Jan 23, 1895". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Jan 20, 1897". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Zucchino, pp. 132-134
- ^ "Lily-White Politics - Encyclopedia of North Carolina".
- ^ Zucchino, pp. 312
- ^ "Riverside Cemetery". nps.gov. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ Calder, Thomas (November 14, 2017). "Asheville Archives: Pritchard Park replaces the old post office".
Sources
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- "Jeter Connelly Pritchard". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Zucchino, David (2020). Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy. Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN 9780802128386.