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| Affiliation | Whig |
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| Name | Andrew Joyner |
| Address | Halifax County
, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
November 05, 1786 |
| Died |
September 20, 1856
(70 years) |
| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
Jul 18, 2020 05:18am |
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| Info | JOYNER, Andrew - attorney and politician of the town of Halifax, NC.
Born 11/5/1786 near the town of Halifax, Halifax County NC; son of Henry Joyner, prominent planter and businessman.
Served in the militia during the War of 1812 (Third Regiment of NC Volunteers). Rose to the rank of Lt. Colonel.
NC Senate (W-Halifax Co.) 1835-1852; President Pro Tempore 1838-41, 1846-47. Advocate of public financing of railroads and steamboat lines.
President, Roanoke Navigation Company
President, Weldon and Portsmouth Railroad
Married (1) Temperance Williams and (2) Sarah Jones Burton, widow of Gov. Hutchins G. Burton.
Died 9/20/1856; interred at Poplar Grove, near Weldon.
Allen's History of Halifax County, pp. 191-192.
NC Manual 1913, p. 641
NC Manual 1989, p. 238 |
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