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Appendix

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.)

Sugar Creek or Sugaw Creek?

The confusion over the spelling and pronunciation of the name of this well-known Mecklenburg County creek is due to the difficulty of translating the sound of an unwritten Indian word into written English.
 
This creek undoubtedly takes its name from the Sugeree Indians (John Lawson's spelling) or Sugaree Indians (Douglas L. Rights' spelling). The name was pronounced Sugaw or Soogaw, according to William Henry Foote.
 

Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners

(Dates of Election may be approximate.)

1868      

Chairman: R. M. Oates

Commissioners: S. M. Reid, R. R. King, R. L. Diamond, Thos. L. Vail

1872

Chairman: Thos. L. Vail

Commissioners: R. R. King, R. L. Diamond, J. Watson Reid, R. M. Oates

1874

Chairman: Thos. L. Vail

Commissioners: R. L. DeArmon, Wm. H. Neal, M. M. Orr, Thomas Gluyas

1878      

Chairman: Thos. L. Vail

Source for Early History of Charlotte's Municipal Government

In 1902 there was published, by the authority of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, and compiled by Clarkson & Duls, City Attorneys, The Code of the City of Charlotte, containing The Charter and all Acts amending it, and also the act providing for the establishments of Public Schools and the amendments thereof; act creating Water Commissioners; Primary Law and Election Law for the City of Charlotte, and all other acts pertaining specially to the government of the city, together with ordinances and street railway contracts, etc. etc.
 

Members of Governing Bodies: City of Charlotte

Note: A list of city officials for years prior to 1900 is included in the City Code, published 1902. A copy of this book may be consulted in the Carolina Room of the Public Library of Charlotte, or in the office of the City Clerk.

A complete list of city officials who served both before 1900 and up to the present is an official record of the City of Charlotte and on file in the office of the City Clerk.

A list of Council members who have served since adoption of the City Manager form of goverment in 1929 follows:
 

Aitken, G. Douglas, 1949-51

Mecklenburg Resolves

Charlotte Town, Mecklenburg County, May 31, 1775

THIS day the Committee of this County met, and passed the following RESOLVES:

Mayors of Mecklenburg Cities and Towns

Mayors of Charlotte

1851-52
   William K. Reid*
1852-53
   Alexander Graham*
1853-57
   William F. Davidson*
1857-59
   David Parks*
1859-61
   Jennings B. Kerr*

*Called Intendant instead of Mayor

 

1861-62
   William A. Owens
1862-63
   Robert F. Davidson
1863-64
   L. S. Williams
1864-65
   Samuel A. Harris

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence

MECKLENBURG DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

MAY 20, 1775

  1. That whosoever directly or indirectly abetted or in any way, form or manner countenanced to unchartered & dangerous invasion of our rights as claimed by G. Britain is an enemy to this County - to America & to the inherent & inaliable rights of man.