James Heaton (died 1879) was a state legislator in North Carolina. He represented

New Hanover County New Hanover County is one of 100 counties located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 225,702. Though the second-smallest NC county in land area, it is one of the most populous, as its county seat, Wilm ...

in the

North Carolina House of Representatives The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...

in 1872. He represented New Hanover County in 1870. He was one of the legislators found guilty of "Staying an Election". He was pardoned by governor Curtis H. Brogden. He lived in Wilmington. In 1874, he was involved on racially charged disturbances in Wilmington. He attended the Republican National Convention in Cincinnati in 1876 with fellow delegates

James H. Harris James H. Harris (1828 – January 28, 1898) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He earned the highest military decoration in the United States—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm. He was Afric ...

and Thomas Powers. In 1879 he killed a woman then himself in a murder-suicide.

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Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Year of birth missing 1879 deaths Suicides by firearm in North Carolina Murder–suicides in the United States {{NorthCarolina-election-stub