Excerpt from Biographical Sketches of the Members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, 1895 Born in Jackson County, January 3, 1843. Educated in the public schools and at Boonville and Jonesville academies. Re fused to espouse the cause of the Confederate States; was kept in prison three months by the rebels; offered his liberty if he would recant his loyalty to the United States; still refused; escaped from prison; aided in every honorable way the cause of the Federals. At the close of the war entered the profession of teaching. Took an active part in the organization of the Republican party in Yad kin County. Was County Surveyor at three consecutive elections in the seventies. Made first public speeches in favor of the adopti'on of the Constitution of 1868. In '1878 was nominated and elected to the House of Representatives, making an agressive campaign against Richmond Pearson, the Democratic candidate for the Senate in the district, then composed of Yadkin and Surry. Served in the session of the General Assembly of 1879 and at the extra session of 1880. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.