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Alfred Dockery (December 11, 1797 – December 3, 1873) was an American Congressional Representative from
Many Excellent People: Power and Privilege in North Carolina, 1850-1900, by Paul D. Escott
p. 110. Dockery died in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C. and was interred there in the family cemetery. The Alfred Dockery House near Rockingham was listed on the
U.S. Congressional Biographical Directory
Alfred Dockery (December 11, 1797 – December 3, 1873) was an American Congressional Representative from North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
.
Early life and career
Alfred Dockery was born nearRockingham, North Carolina
Rockingham is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States, named after the Marquess of Rockingham. The population was 9,558 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Richmond County.
The city is the home of Rockingham Speedway, fo ...
.Eicher, p. 211. He attended the public schools and engaged in planting. Dockery was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons
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 1822. He was also the father of Oliver Hart Dockery, who was born in 1830. Dockery was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1835, where he advocated the liberal position "that free blacks should continue to be allowed to vote, which the convention rejected."
He then served in the North Carolina State Senate
The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina. The term of office for e ...
from 1836 to 1844.
Dockery was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress
The 29th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1845, ...
(March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). He declined to be a candidate for re-election in 1846 to the Thirtieth Congress, but was elected to the Thirty-second Congress
The 32nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1851, ...
(March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). He was the unsuccessful Whig candidate for Governor of North Carolina
The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The governor directs the executive branch of the government and is the commander in chief of the military forces of the state. The current governor, ...
in 1854.
Later life
After the Civil War, he mostly retired from public service and returned to being a planter for his remaining years. He was the National Union (Republican) candidate for governor in 1866, but he did not seek the nomination, or campaign for the position. The conservative incumbent Governor, Jonathan Worth, won the election easily amid low turnout.p. 110. Dockery died in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C. and was interred there in the family cemetery. The Alfred Dockery House near Rockingham was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1986.
See also
*Twenty-ninth United States Congress
The 29th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1845 ...
*Thirty-second United States Congress
The 32nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1851, ...
References
U.S. Congressional Biographical Directory
Notes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dockery, Alfred 1797 births 1873 deaths Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Republican Party North Carolina state senators People of North Carolina in the American Civil War Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina 19th-century American politicians People from Rockingham, North Carolina