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]

John M. Paschall
Justice of the peace
In office
1868–1874
North Carolina Senate
In office
1874–1875
Personal details
Born1826/7
North Carolina
DiedApril 1, 1886
Political partyRepublican

Biography

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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]

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References

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