Thomas Jefferson Pitchford Sr. was a state legislator in North Carolina. He represented Warren County, North Carolina in the North Carolina House of Representatives and for several terms in the North Carolina Senate. He was a Democrat. He proposed a bill to make it possible to enslave free blacks. [1] [2]
He served in the state senate from 1858 to 1865. [3] He lived in Fishing Creek. [3] He was succeeded in the state senate by Francis Alexander Thornton in 1866. [4]
His family included sons John C. Pitchford and Thomas J. Pitchford. [5] [6]
He chaired the Ways and Means Committee and served on the Committee on Military Affairs. [7]
He owned slaves. [8]
Thomas Jefferson Pitchford Sr. was a state legislator in North Carolina. He represented Warren County, North Carolina in the North Carolina House of Representatives and for several terms in the North Carolina Senate. He was a Democrat. He proposed a bill to make it possible to enslave free blacks. [1] [2]
He served in the state senate from 1858 to 1865. [3] He lived in Fishing Creek. [3] He was succeeded in the state senate by Francis Alexander Thornton in 1866. [4]
His family included sons John C. Pitchford and Thomas J. Pitchford. [5] [6]
He chaired the Ways and Means Committee and served on the Committee on Military Affairs. [7]
He owned slaves. [8]