| Orange County, NC Public Officials |
| Excerpted from "Orange County, 1752 - 1952" Edited by Hugh Lefler and Paul Wager |
SHERIFFS OF ORANGE COUNTY
1752-1754, Alexander Mebane
1754-1756, John Gray
1757, Lawrence Thompson
1758-1760, Josiah Dixon
1760-1762, William Reed
1763, Thomas Hart
1765, William Nunn
1768, Thomas Hart
1768, Tyree Harris
1769, John Lea
1770, John Butler
1772, Thomas Donaldson
1777-1780, Alexander Mebane, Jr.
1780, John Hawkins
1782-1784, James Mebane
1784-1786, James Freeland
1787, John Nichols
1789-1790, William McCauley
1791-1793, John Sloss
1793, John Willis
1794-1796, Joseph Hodge
1796-1799, Andrew Murdock (Apt. by Governor)
1799-1809, Samuel Turrentine
1809-1810, David Ray
1810-1818, Josiah Turner
1818, Edward Harris
1820-1822, Thomas Clancy
1823-1832, Thomas D. Watts
1833-1852, James C. Turrentine
1852-1862, Richard M. Jones
1862-1864, Hugh B. Guthrie
1867, E. H. Ray
1868-1870, John Turner
1870-1880, Thomas H. Hughes
1880-1904, John Knox Hughes
1904-1910, S. W. Andrews
1910-1916, R. D. Bain
1916-1820, C. G. Rosemond
1820, Thomas G. Sparrow
1920-1928, L. Bunn Lloyd
1928-1935, W. T. Sloan
1935-present (1952), S. T. Latta, Jr.
1752-1754, Alexander Mebane
1754-1756, John Gray
1757, Lawrence Thompson
1758-1760, Josiah Dixon
1760-1762, William Reed
1763, Thomas Hart
1765, William Nunn
1768, Thomas Hart
1768, Tyree Harris
1769, John Lea
1770, John Butler
1772, Thomas Donaldson
1777-1780, Alexander Mebane, Jr.
1780, John Hawkins
1782-1784, James Mebane
1784-1786, James Freeland
1787, John Nichols
1789-1790, William McCauley
1791-1793, John Sloss
1793, John Willis
1794-1796, Joseph Hodge
1796-1799, Andrew Murdock (Apt. by Governor)
1799-1809, Samuel Turrentine
1809-1810, David Ray
1810-1818, Josiah Turner
1818, Edward Harris
1820-1822, Thomas Clancy
1823-1832, Thomas D. Watts
1833-1852, James C. Turrentine
1852-1862, Richard M. Jones
1862-1864, Hugh B. Guthrie
1867, E. H. Ray
1868-1870, John Turner
1870-1880, Thomas H. Hughes
1880-1904, John Knox Hughes
1904-1910, S. W. Andrews
1910-1916, R. D. Bain
1916-1820, C. G. Rosemond
1820, Thomas G. Sparrow
1920-1928, L. Bunn Lloyd
1928-1935, W. T. Sloan
1935-present (1952), S. T. Latta, Jr.
Members of the Colonial Legislature
County Members
1754..............Josiah Dickson, Mark Morgan
1754-1760..............William Churton, John Gray
1760..............Tyree Harris, John Gray
1761..............William Churton, Thomas Loyd [Lloyd]
1762..............William Churton, Thomas Lloyd
1762..............Thomas Lloyd, Edmund Fanning
1764-1765..............Thomas Lloyd, Francis Nash
1766-1768..............Edmund Fanning, Thomas Lloyd
1769..............Hermon Husband, John Pryor
1770-1771..............Hermond Husband, John Pryor, Ralph McNair, Francis Nash
1773..............John Gray, Ralph McNair
1773-1774..............Ralph McNair, Thomas Hart
1775..............Ralph McNair, Thomas Hart
Borough Members from Hillsboro
1770-1771..............Edmund Fanning
1773..............Francis Nash
1773-1774..............Francis Nash
1775..............Francis Nash
Delegates to Provincial Congresses
County Members
1774..............Thomas Hart
1775..............Thomas Hart, Thomas Burke, John Kinchen, Francis Nash
1775..............Thomas Burke, John Kinchen, Thomas Hart, John Atkinson, John Williams
April, 1776..............Thomas Burke, Nathaniel Rochester, Alexander Mebane,
John Butler, John McCabe
The following seats were declared vacant because of disorders at the polls:
James Saunders, William Moore, John McCabe, John Atkinson,
John Paine
Borough Members from Hillsboro
1774..............
1775..............William Armstrong, Nathaniel Rochester
April, 1776..............William Johnston
1776..............William Johnston
Member of Provincial Council
1775..............John Kinchen
Councilors of State, Elected by the General Assembly of NC
1781..............John Butler
1787..............John Kinchen
1788..............John Kinchen
1793..............John Umstead
1807..............James Mebane
1808-1820..............John Umstead
1851..............J. U. Kirkland
Officials of the General Assembly
Speaker of House of Commons
1814..............Frederick Nash
1815..............John Craige
1816..............Thomas Ruffin
1821-1822..............James Mebane
1838-1841..............William A. Graham
1865-1866..............Samuel F. Phillips
Speaker of the House of Representatives
1874-1875..............John D. Cameron
1903-1905..............S. M. Gattis
1929-1931..............A. H. Graham
Speaker of Senate
1836-1837..............Hugh Waddell
Other State Officials
Auditor of Public Accounts
1862-1864..............Samuel F. Phillips
Solicitor General
1827-1828..............John Scott
County Members
1754..............Josiah Dickson, Mark Morgan
1754-1760..............William Churton, John Gray
1760..............Tyree Harris, John Gray
1761..............William Churton, Thomas Loyd [Lloyd]
1762..............William Churton, Thomas Lloyd
1762..............Thomas Lloyd, Edmund Fanning
1764-1765..............Thomas Lloyd, Francis Nash
1766-1768..............Edmund Fanning, Thomas Lloyd
1769..............Hermon Husband, John Pryor
1770-1771..............Hermond Husband, John Pryor, Ralph McNair, Francis Nash
1773..............John Gray, Ralph McNair
1773-1774..............Ralph McNair, Thomas Hart
1775..............Ralph McNair, Thomas Hart
Borough Members from Hillsboro
1770-1771..............Edmund Fanning
1773..............Francis Nash
1773-1774..............Francis Nash
1775..............Francis Nash
Delegates to Provincial Congresses
County Members
1774..............Thomas Hart
1775..............Thomas Hart, Thomas Burke, John Kinchen, Francis Nash
1775..............Thomas Burke, John Kinchen, Thomas Hart, John Atkinson, John Williams
April, 1776..............Thomas Burke, Nathaniel Rochester, Alexander Mebane,
John Butler, John McCabe
The following seats were declared vacant because of disorders at the polls:
James Saunders, William Moore, John McCabe, John Atkinson,
John Paine
Borough Members from Hillsboro
1774..............
1775..............William Armstrong, Nathaniel Rochester
April, 1776..............William Johnston
1776..............William Johnston
Member of Provincial Council
1775..............John Kinchen
Councilors of State, Elected by the General Assembly of NC
1781..............John Butler
1787..............John Kinchen
1788..............John Kinchen
1793..............John Umstead
1807..............James Mebane
1808-1820..............John Umstead
1851..............J. U. Kirkland
Officials of the General Assembly
Speaker of House of Commons
1814..............Frederick Nash
1815..............John Craige
1816..............Thomas Ruffin
1821-1822..............James Mebane
1838-1841..............William A. Graham
1865-1866..............Samuel F. Phillips
Speaker of the House of Representatives
1874-1875..............John D. Cameron
1903-1905..............S. M. Gattis
1929-1931..............A. H. Graham
Speaker of Senate
1836-1837..............Hugh Waddell
Other State Officials
Auditor of Public Accounts
1862-1864..............Samuel F. Phillips
Solicitor General
1827-1828..............John Scott