John M. Paschall

John M. Paschall
John M. Paschall
Justice of the peace
	In office; 1868–1874
North Carolina Senate
	In office; 1874–1875
Personal details
Born	1826/7; North Carolina
Died	April 1, 1886
Political party	Republican

John M. Paschall (1826/7 - April 1, 1886) was a farmer, carpenter and politician in North Carolina. He served as a judge, county commissioner and state legislator in North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina Senate from 1874 to 1875 representing Warren County during the Reconstruction era.^[1]^[2] He was one of four Republican state senators in North Carolina during that session. There were thirteen African American House members. Both bodies had large Democratic Party majorities.^[3]

Biography

He was born in North Carolina 1826/7. Described as literate and mulatto, he worked as a farmer and carpenter.^[1] Paschall married Mary J Wright December 25, 1856.^[4]

He was a justice of the peace from 1868 to 1874,^[1] as well as serving as a county commissioner.^[5]

Paschall was nominated for the senate in 1874 over J. Williams Thorne to represent Warren County,^[6] and was duly elected.^[7]

He died April 1, 1886, with the newspaper remarking that he was "a very respectable and intelligent colored man."^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
^ Work, Monroe N. (January 1920). "Some Negro Members of Reconstruction Conventions and Legislatures and of Congress" (PDF). The Journal of Negro History. 5 (1): 78. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via JSTOR.
^ "Reconstruction in North Carolina". 1914.
^ North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. (via Ancestry)
^ The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina. Josiah Turner, State Printer. 1874. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ Longley, Max (21 January 2020). Quaker Carpetbagger: J. Williams Thorne, Underground Railroad Host Turned North Carolina Politician. McFarland. pp. 85–86. ISBN 978-1-4766-6985-4. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "The Legislature: Senate". The Wilmington Morning Star. 13 August 1874. p. 1. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "John M. Paschall death". The Wilmington Morning Star. 3 April 1886. p. 1. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

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[Freedom's_Lawmakers-1] Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

[2] Work, Monroe N. (January 1920). "Some Negro Members of Reconstruction Conventions and Legislatures and of Congress" (PDF). The Journal of Negro History. 5 (1): 78. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via JSTOR.

[3] "Reconstruction in North Carolina". 1914.

[4] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. (via Ancestry)

[5] The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina. Josiah Turner, State Printer. 1874. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[6] Longley, Max (21 January 2020). Quaker Carpetbagger: J. Williams Thorne, Underground Railroad Host Turned North Carolina Politician. McFarland. pp. 85–86. ISBN 978-1-4766-6985-4. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[7] "The Legislature: Senate". The Wilmington Morning Star. 13 August 1874. p. 1. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[death-8] "John M. Paschall death". The Wilmington Morning Star. 3 April 1886. p. 1. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

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