. Sketches of Pitt County, a brief history of the county, 1704-1910; illustrations and maps . nty, 18—. He re-ceived a fine college education, was a large farmer and a lawyer. Herepresented Beaufort county in the legislature (House) in 1832-4-5and was solicitor for the State in 1842. He was a member of Congress(representative) He married A. M. Perkins, of Pitt county, and lived in Greenville many years. He died in Greenville , and was taken to Beaufort county for burial. He was an ableman and also wealthy. He was one man whom office did not flatter andone terra in Congress gave h
. Sketches of Pitt County, a brief history of the county, 1704-1910; illustrations and maps . nty, 18—. He re-ceived a fine college education, was a large farmer and a lawyer. Herepresented Beaufort county in the legislature (House) in 1832-4-5and was solicitor for the State in 1842. He was a member of Congress(representative) He married A. M. Perkins, of Pitt county, and lived in Greenville many years. He died in Greenville , and was taken to Beaufort county for burial. He was an ableman and also wealthy. He was one man whom office did not flatter andone terra in Congress gave him enough of politics. He would notaccept a second term. BLACKLEDGE, WILLIAM S., of Craven county, who was in Con-gress 1821-3, was a native of Pitt county. He was also a member of thelegislature from Craven in 1820. His father, William Blackledge, waslong a member of the legislature from Craven in 1797-8-9 and in Con-gress from 1803-9 and again 1811-13. He was for a while a resident ofPitt county. He died October 19th, 1828. His son died March 21sL1857. PITT COUNTY MEN AND WOMEN. 2-il). JAMES, COLONEL FER-NANDO GODFREY, son ofJohn G. and Mary R. JameS,was born at Hertford, Perqui-mans county, February His father was a nativeof Pitt county and a those days dentists spentsome time in each town of hiscircuit, and it was while atHertford that tliis son wasborn. Later he (liis father)made Greenville his home andin addition to his dentistry,long kept the old Hotel Maconand sales stables. His grandfather, WilliamJames, came to Pitt countyfrom the Eastern Shore of Vir-ginia and was a Revolutionarysoldier. His mother was adaughter of Godfrey Langley,who was a very prominent farmer and business man. He was educated at the Pitt Academy and the University of NorthCarolina. He was studying law under Chief Justice R. M. Pearsonwhen that able jurist died, and his law course was completed underSmith and Strong. He was licensed in 1S80. He returned to Green-ville and ent
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