Alphonso Calhoun Avery

Alphonso Calhoun Avery (September 11, 1835 - June 13, 1913) was a lawyer, Confederate military officer, and politician in North Carolina. During the American Civil War, he served with the rank of major on the staffs of General Daniel Harvey Hill and John Bell Hood. After the Civil War, he was very active in politics in North Carolina.

Alphonso Calhoun Avery
BornSeptember 11, 1835
Swan Ponds, Burke County, North Carolina
DiedJune 13, 1913(1913-06-13) (aged 77)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of North Carolina
Known forlawyer, Confederate military officer, and politician in North Carolina

Early life and education

Avery was born on September 11, 1835 at Swan Ponds, Burke County, North Carolina, his brothers included William Waightstill Avery and Isaac Avery.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina in 1857.[1] He then studied law under Chief Justice Pearson of North Carolina.[1]

Military career

Avery served in the 6th North Carolina regiment as a 1st lieutenant and captain. He then served as assistant inspector general with the rank of major on the staffs of General Daniel Harvey Hill and J. B. Hood.[1]

Political career

In 1866, he served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.[1]

In 1868, he was elected to the senate but not allowed to take his seat.[1]

He served as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1875 and as a Tilden elector in 1876.[1]

He served as a judge of the Superior Court from 1878 to 1888.[1] From 1888 to 1896, he was a judge of the Supreme Court for North Carolina. He was defeated in his reelection attempt in 1896.[1]

Death and legacy

He died on June 13, 1913.[2]

His house known as the Alphonse Calhoun Avery House or the Avery-Surnrnersette House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[3]

His papers are held by the Louis Round Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[4]

His daughter Gladys Avery Tillett was politically active in North Carolina, from suffrage to the Equal Rights Amendment, and served as a United States representative with UNESCO.[5]

References
  1. Who Was Who in American History - the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1975. p. 20. ISBN 0837932017.
  2. "Avery, Alphonso Calhoun - NCpedia". Archived from the original on 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. "Alphonso Calhoun Avery Papers, 1761-1977". University of North Carolina Libraries.
  5. Carolyn Roff, "Gladys Love Avery Tillett" Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, edited by William S. Powell (University of North Carolina Press 1996).
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