William Cawthorn was a state legislator in North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented Warren County, North Carolina. He served two terms from 1868 to 1872. John A. Hyman was the state senator from Warren County.
He lived in Warrenton, North Carolina. He attended the Freedmen's Convention held in Raleigh in 1866.
See also
- North Carolina General Assembly of 1868–1869
- African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era
References
- "North Carolina State House of Representatives - 1868-1869". www.carolana.com.
- "North Carolina State House of Representatives - 1870-1872". www.carolana.com.
- "North Carolina Manual". 1913.
- Carolina, North (1869). "Public Laws of the State of North-Carolina Passed by the General Assembly".
- "Freedmen's Convention (1866 : Raleigh, N.C.). Minutes of the Freedmen's Convention, Held in the City of Raleigh on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th of October, 1866". docsouth.unc.edu.