GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	Simple 
Resolution
Adopted

SENATE RESOLUTION 1228*
Adopted 5/18/00

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Sponsors: Senators Plyler and Purcell.

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Referred to:  Rules and Operations of the Senate.

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May 15, 2000

A SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF LORD GEORGE ANSON FOR WHOM ANSON COUNTY IS NAMED UPON THE COUNTY'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY.
Whereas, Anson County was formed from Bladen County in 1750; and
Whereas, Anson County was named for Lord George Anson, first Lord of the British Admiralty, who for a number of years assisted in protecting North Carolina's coast from pirates; and
Whereas, Anson County has been home to many great citizens including former congressmen, Colonel Risden Tyler Bennett, James A. Lockhart, A. Paul Kitchin, and Reverend Charles H. Martin; former lieutenant governors, Hoyt P. Taylor, Sr. and Hoyt P. Taylor, Jr.; a drafter of the Bill of Rights, Samuel Spencer; and Revolutionary War hero, Thomas Wade; and
Whereas, other natives of Anson County include: Ada Ford Singleton, pioneer in civil rights; Marjorie Robinson, education leader; Jane Pratt, North Carolina's first female Congress member; Fred M. Mills, Jr., North Carolina's first Secretary of Transportation; Frank Dunlap, former chair of the State Highway Commission; Hugh Hammond Bennett, father of soil conservation and the first soil conservationist; Leonidas Polk, North Carolina's first Commissioner of Agriculture and founder of Progressive Farmer magazine; and Arthur T. Dean, a Major General in the United States Army; and
Whereas, Anson County is known for its agricultural, timber, livestock, mineral, and textile products; and
Whereas, Anson County was home to the nation's first soil conservation district; and
Whereas, the people of Anson County are hospitable and hardworking citizens who are proud of their past and look forward to their future; and
Whereas, the citizens of Anson County have been actively preparing for the County's 250th Anniversary; and
Whereas, Anson County's 250th Anniversary is worthy of celebration and should be enjoyed and supported by all of North Carolina's citizens; Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
Section 1.  The Senate honors the life and memory of Lord George Anson upon the 250th Anniversary of Anson County.
Section 2.  The Senate proclaims May 20, 2000, as Anson County Day and urges the citizens of this State to participate in activities commemorating this historic event.
Section 3.  The Principal Clerk shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the Chair of the Anson County Board of Commissioners.
Section 4.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.