Jeter Connelly Pritchard
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Jeter Connelly Pritchard (July 12, 1857 April 10, 1921) was a Republican U.S. Senator
from the state of North Carolina
between 1895 and 1903. He was the only Republican to represent a southern state in the United States Senate during that time.
Pritchard was born in Jonesborough, Tennessee
. He was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives
from Madison County
in the 1880s and 1890s.
After the North Carolina legislature chose not to re-elect him to the Senate in 1903, Pritchard served as a justice of the supreme court
of the District of Columbia from 1903 until 1904, when he became judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
until his death in 1921.
He was the father of George M. Pritchard
.
He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina
, alongside fellow North Carolina Senators Thomas Lanier Clingman
and Zebulon Baird Vance
.
Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville is named in his memory.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
from the state of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
between 1895 and 1903. He was the only Republican to represent a southern state in the United States Senate during that time.
Pritchard was born in Jonesborough, Tennessee
Jonesborough, Tennessee
Jonesborough is a town in and the county seat of Washington County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The population was 4,168 at the 2000 census...
. He was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives
North Carolina House of Representatives
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the state senate....
from Madison County
Madison County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,635 people, 8,000 households, and 5,592 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile . There were 9,722 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...
in the 1880s and 1890s.
After the North Carolina legislature chose not to re-elect him to the Senate in 1903, Pritchard served as a justice of the supreme court
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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of the District of Columbia from 1903 until 1904, when he became judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal court located in Richmond, Virginia, with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:*District of Maryland*Eastern District of North Carolina...
until his death in 1921.
He was the father of George M. Pritchard
George M. Pritchard
George Moore Pritchard was a lawyer, Republican politician, and one-term U.S. representative from North Carolina. He was the son of Senator Jeter C. Pritchard....
.
He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
, alongside fellow North Carolina Senators Thomas Lanier Clingman
Thomas Lanier Clingman
Thomas Lanier Clingman , known as the "Prince of Politicians," was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and from 1847 to 1858, and U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1858 and 1861...
and Zebulon Baird Vance
Zebulon Baird Vance
Zebulon Baird Vance was a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, the 37th and 43rd Governor of North Carolina, and U.S. Senator...
.
Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville is named in his memory.