History of Greensboro, (Guilford County) North Carolina United States of America

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Biographies:

Solomon Pool, educator, was born near Elizabeth City, N.C., April 21, 1832; son of Solomon and Martha (Gaskins) Pool; grandson of Patrick and Winifred Pool, and a descendant of Patrick Pool, of English birth, who landed in Pasquotank Co., N.C., carly in 1700. He was graduated at the University of North Carolina, A.B., 1853, A.M., 1856, and was married, June 9, 1856, to Cornelia, daughter of Joseph and Martha Kirkland of Chapel Hill, N.C. He was tutor in mathematics at the University of North Carolina, 1854-60; adjunct professor of mathematics and natural philosophy, 1860-66; trustee and president, 1869-75, and remained in possession of the university buildings, 1872-74, but no students attended. He was principal of Carey Collegiate institute, 1875-78. He was minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, and had charge of churches in the vicinity of his work as a teacher. He received the degree of D.D. He died at Greensboro, N.C., April 9, 1901.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Robert Paine Dick, jurist, was born in Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 5, 1823; son of Judge John McClintock Dick (1791-1861), lawyer, state senator, and judge of the supreme court, 1835-61. Robert was graduated at the University of North Carolina in 1843; was admitted to the bar in 1846; served as U.S. district attorney for North Carolina, 1853-61; member of the state constitutional conventions, 1861 and 1865, member of the state council, 1861-64, state senator, 1864-65, associate justice of the North Carolina superior court, 1868-72; and U.S. district judge for the Western district of North Carolina, 1865 and 1872-98. He retired from the bench in 1898. He received the degree of LL.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1869.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor