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American politician

John Manning Jr.
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1881
Member of the United States House of Representatives
In office
December 7, 1870 – March 3, 1871
ConstituencyFourth District
Personal details
Born(1830-07-30)July 30, 1830
Edenton, North Carolina
DiedFebruary 12, 1899(1899-02-12) (aged 68)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
OccupationLawyer, politician

John Manning Jr. (July 30, 1830 – February 12, 1899) was a North Carolina politician who briefly served in the United States House of Representatives in 1870 and 1871.

Biography

Manning was born in Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina on July 30, 1830. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1850; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1853 and commenced practice in Pittsboro.

Manning was a delegate to the state convention in 1861 which seceded from the union, and then served in the North Carolina Volunteers throughout the American Civil War. He was elected over Joseph W. Holden on November 26, 1870 as a Democrat (then called "Conservative" in North Carolina) to the Forty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John T. Deweese. The November special election was actually the second special election for the Fourth Congressional District seat that year; Robert B. Gilliam had been elected to fill the seat in a special election in August 1870 but had died shortly thereafter, before taking his seat. Meanwhile, Sion Hart Rogers had been elected to the 42nd Congress from the Fourth District, also in August. Manning served only the few remaining months of the 41st Congress, from December 7, 1870, to March 3, 1871.

Later, Manning was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1875; a member of the State house of representatives in 1881; and a commissioner to codify the laws of the State in 1881. He became a professor of law at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina, and was also a member of its board of trustees from 1881 to 1899. Manning died in Chapel Hill, N.C., on February 12, 1899.

He was father of James S. Manning, the future North Carolina Attorney General and grandfather of lawyer and future Adjutant General of North Carolina, John H. Manning.

References

  1. OurCampaigns.com November 1870 Special Election
  2. OurCampaigns.com August 1870 special election
  3. OurCampaigns.com August 1870 general election
  4. "Manning, John Hall - NCpedia". ncpedia.org. State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byRobert B. Gilliam
Elect 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 4th congressional district
1870–1871 		Succeeded bySion H. Rogers
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