Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-24

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ton which later was made Alamance county.
He was educated at Caldwell institute, Hills
boro, and attended the State university ct
Chapel Hill in 1849 He was a classmate Of
Senator q. B. Vance and Judge Thomas Set
tle of the Florida supreme court He left
the university and went to Philadelphia, at
the wish Of his father, applying himself to
mercantile pursuits, remaining there until
1851, when his father, Edwin n. Holt, who
had built the first plaid mills south of the
Potomac, in Alamance county, purchased
the entire property and made his son man
aging partner in the business In 1850
Col Holt purchased a cotton factory
which he has made one Of the largest
in the state. His family owns no less than
fourteen cotton mills. Col Holt was for
many years one Of the largest and most sue
cessful farmers in the state, owning thou
sands Of acres of productive land He was
for ten years or more president of the North
Carolina State Agricultural society. In 1869
he became director of the North Carolina
railroad, and has for about seventeen years
been its president He has been repeatedly
elected to the legislature and in 1S84-5 was
speaker Of the house He was nominated by
the state convention at Raleigh June l, 1883,
to be lieutenant governor.
Col Oliver n. Doclsery, TIE Republican
nominee for governor Of North Carolina,
lives in Richmond county, the county of his
birth, and is now 50 years of age.
His father, Hon. Alfred Dockery, was for
many years q man of prominence in North
Carolina and was twice elected to congress.
Col Dockery was graduated at the Uriver-
sity Of North Carolina, and then read law,
but did not practice, preferring agricultural
pursuits He has been repeatedly elected to
various Offices, both in the state and nation.
He was an elector in 1850 on the Bell and
Everett ticket, and canvassed his district for
the Union. he was active and influential in
the "Peace" movement of 1864, and aided
materially in the reconstruction Of the
state. In 1868 he carried his dis
trict for congress by q large majority.
He was reelected and was placed on the com
mittee on reconstruction. He urged the pay
ment Of loyal claimants for property taken
for the use of the army and balances due
census takers for 1850, and to mail contract
ors for services rendered before the war, He
was also active in behalf Of educational in
terests, introducing bill setting apart a
portion of the public lands throughout the
nation for common school purposes As
chairman of the committee On freedmen's
affairs, he favored measures promoting
schools and other means for the improve
ment of the colored people. In 1852 he was
elected congressman at largo
Jeter c. Pritchard, the Republican norni-
nee for lieutenant governor Of North Caro-
lima, is the youngest man on the ticket and
was born at Jonesboro, Tenn, July II, 1851.
He received an education at Martins Greek
academy and at Odd Fellows institute in
that state, and later leaned the printers
trade, working first Us a journeyman on The
Union Flag, Republican paper published
at Jopesboro. In 1875 lie removed his resi-
dence to North Carolina and began the pub
hcation of paper at Bakersville. The same
year he married. He took part in his first
political campaign that year, on the Repub-
hcan side, and in 1876 made a series Of
speeches in favor of Hayes and Wheeler In
1875 he again canvaSsed his county. He was
for several years a deputy United States
marshal In 1879 he removed to Marshall,
The county seat OF Madison county. and in
the campaign for Garfield, next year, was
sub-elector in several counties and made an
active canvass In 1884 he was elected a
member Of the lower house Of the legislature
by handsome majority. In 1856 he was
again elected, this time receiving the largest
ajority ever secured by his party in his
county, or by any candidate In 1887 be
obtained license Gs an attorney, and now
enjoys = lucrative practice