J. Williams Thorne Explained

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.

He was born in Pennsylvania.[2] He succeeded a deceased member of the North Carolina House in 1874.[3] He lived in and represented Warren County.[4]

He was tried according to a statute against legislators denying the existence of almighty God.[5] He was expelled from the North Carolina House of Representatives.[6]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quaker Carpetbagger: J. Williams Thorne, Underground Railroad Host Turned North Carolina Politician . 9781476637747 . Longley . Max . 17 January 2020 . McFarland .
  2. Book: Anderson, Eric. Race and Politics in North Carolina, 1872–1901: The Black Second. December 1, 1980. LSU Press. 9780807107843 . Google Books.
  3. Book: Hamilton, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac. Reconstruction in North Carolina. October 5, 1914. Columbia University. 978-0-231-92554-9 . Google Books.
  4. Web site: Journal of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina. North Carolina General Assembly House of. Representatives. October 5, 1875. M.S. Littlefield. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Thorne, J. Williams, Frederick Douglass papers - PICRYL Public Domain Image. picryl.com.
  6. Web site: The Poets and Poetry of Chester County, Pennsylvania. George. Johnston. December 11, 1890. J.B. Lippincott. Google Books.
  7. Web site: Thorne, J. Williams, Frederick Douglass papers. January 1, 1876. Library of Congress.
  8. Web site: Reconstruction in North Carolina . 1914 .

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