Franklin D. Dancy | |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Senate | |
| In office 1879–? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1840/1 Edgecombe County, North Carolina |
| Political party | Republican |
Franklin D. Dancy (b. 1840/1) was a Reconstruction era blacksmith, mayor and politician who served in the North Carolina Senate.[1]
Dancy was born enslaved in 1840/1 owned by an Edgecombe County planter.[1]
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 and was elected as the mayor of Tarboro in 1881.[1]
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]