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'''William Polk Dobson''' (1793–1846) was a prominent 19th century [[North Carolina]] politician in [[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry County]]. |
'''William Polk Dobson''' (1793–1846) was a prominent 19th century [[North Carolina]] politician in [[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry County]]. |
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Genealogy: Father [[William Carlye Dobson]]; Mother [[Jane Knox Polk]] - First cousin of President [[James Knox Polk]] |
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Siblings - [[Martha Polk Hughes]] |
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Son - [[Edward Moore Dobson]] |
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Born in [[Rockford, North Carolina]],<ref>[https://www.geni.com/people/William-Dobson/6000000017986909499 William Polk Dobson (1783 - 1846) - Genealogy] Retrieved 2018-07-29.</ref> Dobson was a state senator, representing Surry County in the state senate in [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] in 1818–1819, 1827, 1830–1834, 1836, and 1842.<ref>[https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/04654/ Dobson Family Papers, 1840s-1987] Retrieved 2018-07-29.</ref> The current [[county seat]] of Surry County, [[Dobson, North Carolina|Dobson]], is named for him.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n106 107]}}</ref> Dobson is buried in a family cemetery near the Rockford.<ref>{{cite web |
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|title= Decendent of Anne Moore and John Hughes |
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Revision as of 04:43, 11 July 2021
William Polk Dobson (1793–1846) was a prominent 19th century North Carolina politician in Surry County.
Genealogy: Father William Carlye Dobson; Mother Jane Knox Polk - First cousin of President James Knox Polk Siblings - Martha Polk Hughes Son - Edward Moore Dobson
Born in Rockford, North Carolina,[1] Dobson was a state senator, representing Surry County in the state senate in Raleigh in 1818–1819, 1827, 1830–1834, 1836, and 1842.[2] The current county seat of Surry County, Dobson, is named for him.[3] Dobson is buried in a family cemetery near the Rockford.[4]
Notes
- ^ William Polk Dobson (1783 - 1846) - Genealogy Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ Dobson Family Papers, 1840s-1987 Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 107.
- ^ Moore, Hughes. "Decendent of Anne Moore and John Hughes". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
Dobson, William Polk (1793-1846) — also known as William P. Dobson — of Surry County, N.C. Born in Stokes County, N.C., 1793. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 1836, 1842 (Surry County 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 43rd District 1836, 1842). Died in Rockford, Surry County, N.C., 1846 (age about 53 years). Interment at Dobson Family Cemetery, near Rockford, Surry County, N.C.
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