History of Wake County North Carolina United States of America

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Poindexter Dunn, representative, was born in Wake county, N.C., Nov. 3, 1834; son of Grey Dunn, a prosperous planter. He removed with his parents to Limestone county, Ala., in 1837, and was graduated at Jackson college, Columbia, Tenn., in 1854. He removed to St. Francis county, Ark., and was a state representative, 1858-61. He took no active part in the civil war and was admitted to the bar in 1867. He was an electoral candidate on the Greeley and Brown ticket in 1872 and on the Tilden and Hendricks ticket in 1876. He was a representative from the 1st district of Arkansas in the 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th and 50th congresses, 1879-89. He was defeated in the election of 1885 for United States senator, and retired from public life on the expiration of his congressional term, March 3, 1889.

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

William Henry Haywood, senator, was born in Wake county, N.C., Oct. 23, 1801; the only son of William Henry, and nephew of John, Sherwood and Stephen Haywood; grandson of William Haywood, 1730-79, chairman of the committee of safety, member of the provincial congress of North Carolina and of the governor's council, 1776; joint author of the bill of rights, and member of the general assembly of the state, 1778-79; and great grandson of John Haywood, 1684-1758, colonist, a native of Barbadoes, W.I., a resident of Edgecombe county, N C., member of the colonial assembly, treasurer of the northern counties of the colony, and colonel of the militia of Edgecombe county. His uncle, John Hay-wood, was state treasurer of North Carolina, 1787-1827, and for whom Haywood county, N.C., was named. William Henry was graduated at the University of North Carolina in 1819 and practised law in Raleigh. He represented Wake county in the house of commons, 1831, 1834, 1835 and 1836, and was speaker in 1836. He was U.S. senator, 1843, as successor to Senator W. A. Graham, and resigned his seat in 1846 upon finding that he disagreed with his party on the tariff question. He was succeeded by George E. Badger. He continued the practice of law up to a short time before his death which occurred at Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 6, 1852.

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

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