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Rutherford County’s Long Stand in State Legislation
A retrospective list traces Rutherford County’s representatives from Tryon County starting 1769 through 1860, detailing lawmakers such as Moore, Neale, Porter, Singleton, Holland, Miller, Greene, Carson, Shuford, and Gibbs, noting notable roles in state and national government and concluding with praise for Rutherford’s political heritage.
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Colonial Assembly
His Majesty's Council
Tryon County
Tryon
William Moore
Thomas Neale
William
Robert Blackburn
Christian Reinhardt
William Alston
State General Assembly
Charles McLean
William Graham
William Gilbert
Joseph Hardin
Robert Abernathey
Rutherford County
Rutherford
General Assembly
David Whitesides
Robert Porter
William Porter
James Witherow
George Moore
David Miller
James Miller
David Dickey
James Holland
Richard Singleton
James Withrow
James Singleton
James _ Miller
James Whitesides
Richard Singeton
William Greene
James Graham
John Carson
Elias Alexander
Martin Shuford
Joseph Greene
William Richardson
Daniel Gold
Martin P. Shuford
James Webb
Representatives
Thomas Jefferson
John H. Bedford
Joseph McDowell Carson
William J. T. Miller
William E. Mills
John G. Bynum
Calvin J. Webb
Ladson A. Mills
Cleveland
William M. Shipp
Edward Toms
Amos Harrell
L. A. Mills
Benjamin Washburn
Owen P. Gardner
Champion T. N. Davis
Berryman H. Padgett
United States
John McDowell
United States Congress
Twen
Felix Walker
Morganton
House of Representatives
Clarence Griffin