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State Senators and Representatives from Mecklenburg County
Members of House of Commons*
1764-65
Martin Fifer (Phifer), Richard Berry
1766-68
Thomas Polk, Martin Fifer (Phifer)
1769
Abraham Alexander, Thomas Polk
1770-71
Abraham Alexander, Thomas Polk
1773 (Jan.)
Martin Fifer (Phifer), John Davidson
Members of the Provincial Congress*
1774 (Aug.)
Benjamin Patten
1775 (Apr.)
1775 (Aug.)
Thomas PolkJohn Phifer (Pfifer)Waightstill AverySamuel MartinJames HoustonJohn McKnitt Alexander
1776 (Apr.)
John Pfifer (Phifer)Robert Irwin,John McKnitt Alexander,
1776 (Nov.)
John Pfifer (Phifer), Robert Irwin, Zacheus Wilson, Hezekiah Alexander, Waightstill Avery
*Names are spelled as they appear in the list of members preceding the journals of the congresses, with variations or modifications in parentheses.
Members of the General Assembly
1777
Senator: John McK. Alexander
Representatives: Martin Phifer, Waightstill Avery
1778
Senator: Robert Irwin
Representatives: Caleb Phifer, David Wilson
1779
Senator: Robert Irwin
Representatives: Caleb Phifer, David Wilson
1780
Senator: Robert Irwin
Representatives: Caleb Phifer, David Wilson
1781
Senator: Robert Irwin
Representatives: Caleb Phifer, David Wilson
1782
Senator: Robert Irwin
Representatives: Caleb Phifer,David Wilson
1783
Robert Irwin
Caleb PhiferDavid Wilson
1784
Senator: Robert Irwin
Representatives: Caleb Phifer, David Wilson
1784
Senator: Robert Irwin
Representatives: Caleb Phifer, David Wilson
1785
Senator: James Harris
Representatives: Caleb Phifer, George Alexander
1786
Senator: James Harris
Representatives: Caleb Phifer, George Alexander
1787
Senator: Robert Irwin
Representatives: William Polk, Caleb Phifer
1788
Senator: Joseph Graham
Representatives: Caleb Phifer, Joseph Douglass
1789
Senator: Joseph Graham
Representatives: Caleb Phifer, Joseph Douglass
1790
Senator: Joseph Graham
Representatives: Robert Irwin, William Polk
1791
Senator: Joseph Graham
Representatives: Caleb Phifer, Robert Irwin
1792
Senator: Joseph Graham
Representatives: Caleb Phifer, James Harris
1793
Senator: Robert Irwin
Representatives: Charles Polk, George Graham
1794
Senator: Robert Irwin
Representatives: Charles Polk, George Graham
1795
Robert Irwin
Charles PolkGeorge Graham
1796
Senator: George Graham
Representatives: David McKee, William Morrison
1797
Senator: Robert Irwin
Representatives: James Connor, Nathaniel Alexander
1798
Senator: Robert Irwin
Representatives: James Connor, Hugh Parks
1799
Senator: Robert Irwin
Representatives: James Connor, Sherrod Gray
1800
Senator:
Representatives: Charles Polk, Hugh Parks
1801
Senator: Nathaniel Alexander
Representatives: Alexander Morrison, Sherrod Gray
1802
Senator: Nathaniel Alexander
Representatives: Alexander Morrison, Thomas Henderson
1803
Senator: George Graham
Representatives: Alexander Morrison, Thomas Henderson
1804
Senator: George Graham
Representatives: Thomas Henderson, Samuel Lowrie
1805
Senator: George Graham
Representatives: Samuel Lowrie, George W. Smart
1806
Senator: George Graham
Representatives: Samual Lowrie, Thomas Henderson
1807
Senator: George Graham
Representatives: John Harris
1808
Senator: George Graham
Representatives: George W. Smart, John Harris
1809
Senator: George Graham
Representatives: Thomas Henderson, Hutchins G. Burton
1810
Senator: George Graham
Representatives: Thomas Henderson, Hutchins G. Burton
1811
Senator: George Graham
Representatives: Jonathan Harris, Henry Massey
1812
Senator: George Graham
Representatives: Jonathan Harris, Henry Massey
1813
Senator: William Davidson
Representatives: Cunningham Harris, Jonathan Harris
1814
Senator: Jonathan Harris
Representatives: William Beattie, George Hampton
1815
Senator: William Davidson
Representatives: John Ray, Abdon Alexander
1816
Senator: William Davidson
Representatives: Joab Alexander, John Wilson
1817
Senator: William Davidson
Representatives: John Rhea, John Wilson
1818
Senator: William Davidson (Resigned), William Lee Davidson
Representatives: John Rhea, John Wilson
1819
Senator: Michael McLeary
Representatives: John Rhea, Miles J. Robinson
1820
Senator: Michael McLeary
Representatives: John Rhea, Miles J. Robinson
1821
Senator: Michael McLeary
Representatives: Samuel McComb, John Rhea
1822
Senator: Michael McLeary
Representatives: Matthew Bain, John Rhea
1823
Senator: Michael McLeary
Representatives: Thomas G. Polk, Matthew Bain
1824
Senator: Michael McLeary
Representatives: Thomas G. Polk, Matthew Bain
1825
Senator: William Davidson
Representatives: Thomas G. Polk, Matthew Bain
1826
Senator: Michael McLeary
Representatives: Matthew Bain, Wm. Julius Alexander
1827
Senator: William Davidson
Representatives: Joseph Blackwood, William J. Alexander
1828
Senator: William Davidson
Representatives: Joseph Blackwood, William J. Alexander
1829
Senator: William Davidson
Representatives: William J. Alexander, Evan Alexander
1830
Senator: Joseph Blackwood
Representatives: William J. Alexander, Evan Alexander
1831
Senator: Henry Massey
Representatives: James Dougherty, John Hart
1832
Senator: Henry Massey
Representatives: John Hart, James Dougherty
1833
Senator: Washington Morrison
Representatives: William J. Alexander, Andrew Grier
1834
William H. McLeary
William J. AlexanderJames M. Hutchinson
1835
Senator: Stephen Fox
Representatives: James M. Hutchinson, James A. Dunn
1836
Senator: Stephen Fox
Representatives: James M. Hutchinson, Green W. Caldwell, James A. Dunn
1838
Senator: Stephen Fox
Representatives: Green W. Caldwell, James T. J. Orr, Caleb Irwin
1840
Senator: James T. J. Orr
Representatives: Green W. Caldwell, John Walker, Benjamin Morrow
1842
Senator: John Walker
Representatives: John Kirk, Joseph W. Ross, Caleb Irwin
1844
Senator: John Walker
Representatives: Robert M. Lemmond, James A. Dunn, John Kirk
1846
Senator: John Walker
Representatives: John W. Potts, John N. Davis, Robert Lemmons
1848
Senator: John Walker
Representatives: Nehemiah A. Harrison, James J. Williams, John N. Davis
1850
Senator: Green W. Caldwell
Representatives: James J. Williams, John K. Harrison, E. Constantine Davidson
1852
Senator: Green W. Caldwell
Representatives: William Black, James A. Dunn, John Ingram
1854
Senator: John Walker
Representatives: William R. Myers, William Black
1858
Senator: William F. Davidson
Representatives: Henry M. Pritchard, Williamson Wallace
1860
Senator: John Walker
Representatives: Stephen W. Davis, John McK. Potts
1862
Senator: John A. Young
Representatives: John L. Brown, E. C. Grier
1864
Senator: W. M. Grier
Representatives: John L. Brown, E. C. Grier
1865
Senator: J. H. Wilson
Representatives: James M. Hutchinson, Robert D. Whitley
1866
Senator: J. H. Wilson
Representatives: Robert D. Whitley, James M. Hutchinson
1868
Senator: James W. Osborne
Representatives: Robert D. Whitley, W. Grier
1870
Senator: H. C. Jones
Representatives: R. P. Waring, J. C. Reid
1872
Senator: R. P. Waring
Representatives: John E. Brown, S. W. Reid
1874
Senator: R. P. Waring
Representatives: J. L. Setton, J. Sol Reid
1876
Senator: T. J. Moore
Representatives: W. E. Ardrey, Randolph A. Shotwell
1879
Senator: Sydenham B. Alexander
Representatives: W. E. Ardrey, J. L. Brown
1881
Senator: Armistead Burwell
Representatives: A. G. Neal, Edgar H. Walker
1883
Senator: Sydenham B. Alexander
Representatives: W. H. Bailey, J. S. Myers, T. T. Sandifer
1885
Senator: Sydenham B. Alexander
Representatives: W. E. Ardrey, H. P. Stowe, R. P. Waring
1887
Senator: Sydenham B. Alexander
Representatives: J. T. Kell, J. W. Moore, E. K. P. Osborne
1889
Senator: J. Sol Reid
Representatives: James C. Long, N. Gibbon, J. Watt Hood
1891
Senator: W. E. Ardrey
Representatives: J. Watt Hood, D. W. Myers, R. A. Grier
1893
Senator: F. B. McDowell
Representatives: Hugh W. Harris, John R. Erwin
1895
Senator: William Carey Dowd
Representatives: J. T. Kell, J. D. McCall, John G. Alexander
1897
Senator: J. B. Alexander
Representatives: Walter P. Craven, R. M. Ransom, J. Sol Reid, M. B. Williamson, W. S. Clanton
1899
Senator: Frank I. Osborne
Representatives: Heriot Clarkson, R. M. Ransom, J. E. Henderson
1901
Senator: S. B. Alexander
Representatives: W. E. Ardrey, C. H. Duls, Frank M. Shannonhouse
1903
Senator: H. N. Pharr
Representatives: H. Q. Alexander, R. C. Freeman, Thomas O. Gluyas
1905
Senator: C. H. Duls
Representatives: H. Q. Alexander, R. C. Freeman, Frank R. McNinch
1907
Senator: H. N. Pharr
Representatives: William Carey Dowd, William A. Grier, E. R. Preston
1909
Senator: H. N. Pharr
Representatives: W. G. McLaughlin, William A. Grier, William Carey Dowd
1911
Senator: H. N. Pharr
Representatives: William Carey Dowd, William A. Grier, W. G. McLaughlin
1913
Senator: H. N. Pharr
Representatives: William A. Grier, W. G. McLaughlin, Plummer Stewart, William Carey Dowd
1915
Senator: John A. McRae
Representatives: R. C. Freeman, R. S. Hutchison, T. J. Renfrow
1917
Senator: Chase Brenizer
Representatives: Edgar W. Pharr, T. J. Renfrow, W. R. Matthews
1919
Senator: J. L. Delaney
Representatives: W. R. Matthews, T.J. Renfrow, Edgar W. Pharr
1921
Senator: J. L. Delaney
Representatives: Edgar W. Pharr, W. R. Matthews, Rufus M. Person
1923
Senator: J. L. Delaney
Representatives: Edgar W. Pharr, Rufus M. Person, W. R. Matthews
1925
Senator: Hamilton C. Jones
Representatives: Edgar W. Pharr, Julia M. Alexander, W. R. Matthews
1927
Senator: D. B. Smith
Representatives: J. Clyde Stancill, Carrie L. McLean, W. E. Price
1929
Senator: Walter Clark
Representatives: W. E. Price, John D. Shaw, J. B. Readling
1931
Senator: Francis O. Clarkson
Representatives: John A. McRae, Joseph Garibaldi, J. B. Readling
1933
Senator: T. L. Kirkpatrick
Representatives: Joe Garibaldi, H. L. Taylor, Basil M. Boyd
1935
Senator: J. A. Bell
Representatives: William F. Scholl, Edward T. Tonissen, Raul R. Ervin
1937
Senator:
Representatives: J. A. Bell
Mercer J. BlankenshipJames B. VoglerE. L. Mayhew
1939
Senator: Joe L. Blythe
Representatives: James B. Vogler, Marvin L. Ritch, J. W. Alexander
1941
Senator: Joe L. Blythe
Representatives: H. I. McDougle, E. T. Tonissen, James B. Vogler
1943
Senator: Joe L. Blythe
Representatives: H. I. McDougle, M. L. Ritch, Frank K. Sims, Jr.
1945
Senator: Joe L. Blythe
Representatives: Arthur Goodman, Harvey Morris, E. T. Tonissen, James B. Vogler
1947
Senator: Joe L. Blythe
Representatives: Harvey Morris, Frank K. Sims, Jr., E. T. Tonissen, James B. Vogler
1949
Senator: F. J. Blythe*
Representatives: Mrs. Walter Craven, Mrs. Joe Ervin, Robert Lassiter, Jr., Harvey Morris
*Elected Feburary 12, 1949, to succeed Joe L. Blythe, deceased.
1951
Senator: Harvey Morris
Representatives: David H. Henderson, Robert Lassiter, Jr., E. M. O'Herron, Jr., James B. Vogler
1953
Senator: Fred H. McIntyre
Representatives: Charles Gillette, Arthur Goodman, Ernest L. Hicks, E. M. O'Herron, Jr.
1955
Senator: F. J. Blythe
Representatives: Arthur Goodman, Jack Love, E. M. O'Herron, Jr., James B. Vogler
1957
Senator: J. Spencer Bell
Representatives: Ernest L. Hicks, Jack Love, Frank W. Snepp, James B. Vogler
1959
Senator: J. Spencer Bell
Representatives: Irwin Belk, Ernest L. Hicks, John P. Kennedy, Frank W. Snepp
1961
Senator: J. Spencer Bell
Representatives: Irwin Belk, Ernest L. Hicks, John P. Kennedy, James B. Vogler
Blythe, LeGette and Brockman, Charles Raven. Hornets' Nest: The Story of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Charlotte, N.C., Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, 1961.