Monday, November 26, 2018

Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina: 1855 Incorporation

Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina: 1855 Incorporation

The town of Roxboro apparently was incorporated on January 9, 1855. Subsequently, an election was held to chose town commissioners to function as the town's exceutive authority (similar to a town council). The following were elected:

G. D. Satterfield [probably Green Daniel Satterfield]
C. S. Winstead
James Wright
Chesley Hamlen
E. G. Reade [probably Edwin Godwin Reade]

Once elected and sworn in, these men became the Town of Roxboro Board of Commissioners. One of its first official acts, possibly the first one, was to appoint various town officers:

Magistrate of Police: W. R. Reade
Treasurer: Stephen M. Dickens
Constable: Henry Satterfield
Overseer Streets: John M. Winstead
Secretary: Benjamin A. Thaxton

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