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John H. Williamson (c. 1846–1911) was an African American politician and newspaper publisher in North Carolina. Born in Covington, Georgia, Williamson grew up in Louisburg, North Carolina. [ 1 ] He served six terms in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1866 to 1888. [ 2 ]
Louisburg is a town in and the county seat of Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census , the town population was 3,064. [ 4 ] The town is located approximately 29 miles northeast of the state capital, Raleigh , and located about 31 miles south of the Virginia border.
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,573. [1] Its county seat is Louisburg. [2] Franklin County is included in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.
The Franklin County and Louisburg College Folk Festival was founded in 1970 by Louis de Hart to celebrate traditional music, dance, and crafts of the American southeast. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The festival was held at Louisburg College in Louisburg, North Carolina . [ 3 ]
James Battle Avirett was born on March 12, 1835, in Richlands, North Carolina. [3] On his paternal side, he was of German-Huguenot descent. [4]His father, John Alfred Alvirett, was a large planter and sheriff of Onslow County, North Carolina. [4]
The company's Military Times group publishes four bimonthly newspapers aimed at current and former U.S. military personnel: Army Times (founded 1940), Navy Times (founded 1951), Air Force Times (founded 1947), and Marine Corps Times (founded 1999). It also publishes Defense News (founded 1986), C4ISRNET and Federal Times.
She represented the state's forty-ninth House district, including constituents in Franklin, Halifax and Nash counties, from her first election in 2002 through 2010. Allen is a former teacher from Louisburg, North Carolina, and served as the mayor of Louisburg (1985–2001).