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'''Franklin D. Dancy''' (
== Biography ==
Dancy was born enslaved in 1840/
▲Dancy was born enslaved in 1840/1 owned by an [[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe County]] planter.<ref name="Freedom's Lawmakers" /> His brother was [[John C. Dancy]] a politician, journalist and educator.<ref name="lineage">{{cite news |title=Blacks trace lineage |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-blacks-trace-lineag/145286292/ |access-date=13 April 2024 |work=Rocky Mount Telegram |date=16 November 2003 |pages=9}} {{Open access}}</ref>
He served as the commissioner of [[Tarboro]] for two years during the [[Reconstruction era]] and then two years as the county commissioner for [[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe County]].<ref name="Freedom's Lawmakers" />
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Franklin D. Dancy | |
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North Carolina Senate | |
In office 1879–? | |
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Born | 1840/1 Edgecombe County, North Carolina |
Political party | Republican |
Franklin D. Dancy (born 1840/1841) was a Reconstruction era blacksmith, mayor and politician who served in the North Carolina Senate.[1]
Biography
Dancy was born enslaved in 1840/1841 owned by an Edgecombe County planter.[1] His brother was John C. Dancy a politician, journalist and educator.[2]
He served as the commissioner of Tarboro for two years during the Reconstruction era and then two years as the county commissioner for Edgecombe County.[1]
In 1879 he was elected to serve in the North Carolina Senate[3] and was elected as the mayor of Tarboro in 1882, being the first black mayor of that town.[4][2]
Dancy was the chairman for the Republican district executive committee from 1880 until 1882, and in 1896 he was elected as a justice of the peace.[1]
Both Franklin and his brother John are mentioned in the inscription on the historical marker at the St. Paul A.M.E. Zion Church in Tarboro.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "Blacks trace lineage". Rocky Mount Telegram. 16 November 2003. p. 9. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Negroes in State Legislature". The Charlotte Observer. 18 August 1929. p. 36. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b "St. Paul A.M.E. Zion Church Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 13 April 2024.