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'''Joseph Williams Thorne''' (December 25, 1816 - 1897) was a politician in North Carolina. He was from the North. He was a [[Quaker]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z9rKDwAAQBAJ | title=Quaker Carpetbagger: J. Williams Thorne, Underground Railroad Host Turned North Carolina Politician | isbn=9781476637747 | last1=Longley | first1=Max | date=17 January 2020 | publisher=McFarland }}</ref> He served in the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]] and the [[North Carolina Senate]]. He was also a delegate at one of the state's constitutional conventions. He wrote poetry.<ref name=exp/> |
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He was born in Pennsylvania.<ref name=penn>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l68vk1mxjsgC&dq=%22joseph+williams.thorne%22&pg=PA48|title=Race and Politics in North Carolina, 1872–1901: The Black Second|first=Eric|last=Anderson|date=December 1, 1980|publisher=LSU Press|isbn=9780807107843 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He succeeded a deceased member of the North Carolina House in 1874.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=spU-AAAAYAAJ&dq=j.w.+thorne+north+carolina+1874&pg=PA604|title=Reconstruction in North Carolina|first=Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac|last=Hamilton|date=October 5, 1914|publisher=Columbia University|isbn=978-0-231-92554-9 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He lived in and represented [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren County]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R89MAQAAMAAJ&dq=j.w.+thorne+north+carolina+1874&pg=PA465|title=Journal of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina|first=North Carolina General Assembly House of|last=Representatives|date=October 5, 1875|publisher=M.S. Littlefield|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He was tried according to a statute against legislators denying the existence of almighty God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://picryl.com/amp/media/thorne-j-williams-ba359c|title=Thorne, J. Williams, Frederick Douglass papers - PICRYL Public Domain Image|website=picryl.com}}</ref> He was expelled from the North Carolina House of Representatives.<ref name=exp>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OMsPAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22joseph+williams.thorne%22&pg=PA257|title=The Poets and Poetry of Chester County, Pennsylvania|first=George|last=Johnston|date=December 11, 1890|publisher=J.B. Lippincott|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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'''Joseph Williams Thorne''' (December 25, 1816 - 1897) was a politician in North Carolina. He was from the North. He was a Quaker.<ref>https://www.google.com/books/edition/Quaker_Carpetbagger/Z9rKDwAAQBAJ?hl=en</ref> He wrote poetry.<ref name=exp/> |
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| ⚫ | In a letter he stated he was for [[Temperance movement|temperance]] and against all use of alcohol and never played cards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loc.getarchive.net/media/thorne-j-williams-d8fc54|title=Thorne, J. Williams, Frederick Douglass papers|date=January 1, 1876|website=Library of Congress}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He was tried according to a statute against legislators denying the existence of almighty God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://picryl.com/amp/media/thorne-j-williams-ba359c|title=Thorne, J. Williams, Frederick Douglass papers - PICRYL Public Domain Image|website=picryl.com}}</ref> He was expelled from the North Carolina House of Representatives.<ref name=exp>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OMsPAAAAYAAJ |
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During the 1874 session there were four African American state senators and 13 African Americans in the North Carolina House of Representatives, both bodies having large Democratic Party majorities. In 1914, [[Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac Hamilton]] as the last "[[carpetbagger]]"in the legislature and as someone "not suffered to remain long" in the office he held.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QzN3G37_fGYC&dq=%22J.+M.+Paschall%22&pg=PA604 | title=Reconstruction in North Carolina | date=1914 }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 01:05, 12 August 2024
Joseph Williams Thorne (December 25, 1816 - 1897) was a politician in North Carolina. He was from the North. He was a Quaker.[1] He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina Senate. He was also a delegate at one of the state's constitutional conventions. He wrote poetry.[2]
He was born in Pennsylvania.[3] He succeeded a deceased member of the North Carolina House in 1874.[4] He lived in and represented Warren County.[5]
He was tried according to a statute against legislators denying the existence of almighty God.[6] He was expelled from the North Carolina House of Representatives.[2]
In a letter he stated he was for temperance and against all use of alcohol and never played cards.[7]
During the 1874 session there were four African American state senators and 13 African Americans in the North Carolina House of Representatives, both bodies having large Democratic Party majorities. In 1914, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac Hamilton as the last "carpetbagger"in the legislature and as someone "not suffered to remain long" in the office he held.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Longley, Max (17 January 2020). Quaker Carpetbagger: J. Williams Thorne, Underground Railroad Host Turned North Carolina Politician. McFarland. ISBN 9781476637747.
- ^ a b Johnston, George (December 11, 1890). "The Poets and Poetry of Chester County, Pennsylvania". J.B. Lippincott – via Google Books.
- ^ Anderson, Eric (December 1, 1980). Race and Politics in North Carolina, 1872–1901: The Black Second. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807107843 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hamilton, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac (October 5, 1914). Reconstruction in North Carolina. Columbia University. ISBN 978-0-231-92554-9 – via Google Books.
- ^ Representatives, North Carolina General Assembly House of (October 5, 1875). "Journal of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina". M.S. Littlefield – via Google Books.
- ^ "Thorne, J. Williams, Frederick Douglass papers - PICRYL Public Domain Image". picryl.com.
- ^ "Thorne, J. Williams, Frederick Douglass papers". Library of Congress. January 1, 1876.
- ^ "Reconstruction in North Carolina". 1914.
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