William Polk Dobson

William Polk Dobson (1783–1846) was a prominent 19th century North Carolina politician in Surry County^[1]

Born in Rockford, North Carolina, Dobson was a state senator, representing Surry County in the state senate in Raleigh in 1818–1819, 1827, 1830–1834, 1836, and 1842.^[2] The current county seat of Surry County, Dobson, is named for him.^[3]

William Polk Dobson was first cousins and allies of President James Knox Polk.

Polk died in Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina, 1846 (age about 53 years).^[4]

^ [https://www.mtairynews.com/opinion/columnists/surry-county-s-founding/article_07a3bad8-7645-5748-ae57-3850aa85eadf.html Surry County’s founding - by mtairynews]
^ Dobson Family Papers, 1840s-1987 Retrieved 2018-07-29.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 107.
^ Patron Sheets submitted Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Utah 1970-1991), An index to North Carolina Marriage Bonds filed with State Archives. "The Church of Jesus Christ latter day saints, Ancestral File (TM) (1998 Version) (June 1998 (c) data as of 5 JAN 1998)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2020-02-25. Dobson, William Polk (1793-1846) — also known as William P. Dobson — of Surry County, N.C. Born in Stokes County, N.C., 1793. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 1836, 1842 (Surry County 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 43rd District 1836, 1842). Died in Rockford, Surry County, N.C., 1846 (age about 53 years). Interment at Dobson Family Cemetery, near Rockford, Surry County, N.C. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] [https://www.mtairynews.com/opinion/columnists/surry-county-s-founding/article_07a3bad8-7645-5748-ae57-3850aa85eadf.html Surry County’s founding - by mtairynews]

[2] Dobson Family Papers, 1840s-1987 Retrieved 2018-07-29.

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 107.

[4] Patron Sheets submitted Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Utah 1970-1991), An index to North Carolina Marriage Bonds filed with State Archives. "The Church of Jesus Christ latter day saints, Ancestral File (TM) (1998 Version) (June 1998 (c) data as of 5 JAN 1998)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2020-02-25. Dobson, William Polk (1793-1846) — also known as William P. Dobson — of Surry County, N.C. Born in Stokes County, N.C., 1793. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 1836, 1842 (Surry County 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 43rd District 1836, 1842). Died in Rockford, Surry County, N.C., 1846 (age about 53 years). Interment at Dobson Family Cemetery, near Rockford, Surry County, N.C. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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