Tyre Glenn York (May 4, 1836 – January 28, 1916) was a U.S. Congressman from

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between 1883 and 1885. Prior to that he served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and

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. York, born in

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, attended common schools and then the Charleston, South Carolina Medical College. He practiced medicine and farming in

Traphill, North Carolina Traphill is name of a rural community located in northeastern Wilkes County, North Carolina. The community is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Traphill is listed as a ZIP Code Tabulation Area ( ZCTA) by the U.S. Census Bureau ...

beginning in 1859. During the

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, York was a surgeon with the Wilkes County Home Guards. In 1865, he was elected to a term in the North Carolina House of Representatives; he served again in 1866 and 1879, in addition to terms in the

in 1876 and 1881. In the election of 1882, opponents of the 1881 Prohibition referendum formed a unity ticket with the Republican Party, called the "Liberal Anti-Prohibition" ticket (LAP). York was elected on the LAP ticket to the

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; he served one term and was considered an "

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." York did not run again for the U.S. House in 1884, choosing instead to campaign for Governor of North Carolina, running on a fusion ticket of Liberals and Republicans. He lost. When the returns were canvassed, 215 votes in Robeson County were recorded for a local citizen named "Tyler York" rather than for Tyre York. After the 1884 election, Rep. York retired to his home in Traphill, though he served one term in the North Carolina House in 1887. He died on his farm in 1916 and is buried in the Traphill Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:York, Tyre People from Wilkes County, North Carolina 1836 births 1916 deaths Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina North Carolina state senators American Civil War surgeons North Carolina Independents North Carolina Democrats Independent Democrat members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century American politicians People from Rockford, North Carolina