Death of Col. Joyner.
We regret to learn that Col. Andrew Joyner, of Halifax county, departed this life on the 20th inst. He died at his residence, in the bosom of his family, regretted and mourned by many relatives and friends. His age was about 71.
The Standard says: Col. Joyner was a native, we believe, of Martin County. He represented that County in the House of Commons in 1812 and 1813, during the war with England; and he commanded a regiment of troops at Norfolk during the war. No officer was more devoted to his soldiers, or more popular with them. He was, for many years, a merchant at Norfolk and in Halifax, and by his energy and superior business talents, accumulated a handsome estate. He was the architect of his own fortune, having been born to no inheritance, and never having been blessed with the opportunities of a finished education. As a financier he had but few equals in the State.
Col. Joyner represented the County of Halifax in the State Senate from 1835 to 1850, inclusive; and was Speaker of the body for several sessions, in which position he acquitted himself with dignity, impartiality, and firmness. He was a devoted friend of internal improvements, and of all State measures which, in his judgement, were calculated to develop the State's resources and add to her power and wealth.
—Published in The Spirit of the Age newspaper (Raleigh, North Carolina), October 1, 1856, p. 2.
We regret to learn that Col. Andrew Joyner, of Halifax county, departed this life on the 20th inst. He died at his residence, in the bosom of his family, regretted and mourned by many relatives and friends. His age was about 71.
The Standard says: Col. Joyner was a native, we believe, of Martin County. He represented that County in the House of Commons in 1812 and 1813, during the war with England; and he commanded a regiment of troops at Norfolk during the war. No officer was more devoted to his soldiers, or more popular with them. He was, for many years, a merchant at Norfolk and in Halifax, and by his energy and superior business talents, accumulated a handsome estate. He was the architect of his own fortune, having been born to no inheritance, and never having been blessed with the opportunities of a finished education. As a financier he had but few equals in the State.
Col. Joyner represented the County of Halifax in the State Senate from 1835 to 1850, inclusive; and was Speaker of the body for several sessions, in which position he acquitted himself with dignity, impartiality, and firmness. He was a devoted friend of internal improvements, and of all State measures which, in his judgement, were calculated to develop the State's resources and add to her power and wealth.
—Published in The Spirit of the Age newspaper (Raleigh, North Carolina), October 1, 1856, p. 2.
Death of Col. Joyner.
We regret to learn that Col. Andrew Joyner, of Halifax county, departed this life on the 20th inst. He died at his residence, in the bosom of his family, regretted and mourned by many relatives and friends. His age was about 71.
The Standard says: Col. Joyner was a native, we believe, of Martin County. He represented that County in the House of Commons in 1812 and 1813, during the war with England; and he commanded a regiment of troops at Norfolk during the war. No officer was more devoted to his soldiers, or more popular with them. He was, for many years, a merchant at Norfolk and in Halifax, and by his energy and superior business talents, accumulated a handsome estate. He was the architect of his own fortune, having been born to no inheritance, and never having been blessed with the opportunities of a finished education. As a financier he had but few equals in the State.
Col. Joyner represented the County of Halifax in the State Senate from 1835 to 1850, inclusive; and was Speaker of the body for several sessions, in which position he acquitted himself with dignity, impartiality, and firmness. He was a devoted friend of internal improvements, and of all State measures which, in his judgement, were calculated to develop the State's resources and add to her power and wealth.
—Published in The Spirit of the Age newspaper (Raleigh, North Carolina), October 1, 1856, p. 2.
We regret to learn that Col. Andrew Joyner, of Halifax county, departed this life on the 20th inst. He died at his residence, in the bosom of his family, regretted and mourned by many relatives and friends. His age was about 71.
The Standard says: Col. Joyner was a native, we believe, of Martin County. He represented that County in the House of Commons in 1812 and 1813, during the war with England; and he commanded a regiment of troops at Norfolk during the war. No officer was more devoted to his soldiers, or more popular with them. He was, for many years, a merchant at Norfolk and in Halifax, and by his energy and superior business talents, accumulated a handsome estate. He was the architect of his own fortune, having been born to no inheritance, and never having been blessed with the opportunities of a finished education. As a financier he had but few equals in the State.
Col. Joyner represented the County of Halifax in the State Senate from 1835 to 1850, inclusive; and was Speaker of the body for several sessions, in which position he acquitted himself with dignity, impartiality, and firmness. He was a devoted friend of internal improvements, and of all State measures which, in his judgement, were calculated to develop the State's resources and add to her power and wealth.
—Published in The Spirit of the Age newspaper (Raleigh, North Carolina), October 1, 1856, p. 2.
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