John Alston Barringer (August 30, 1851-March 26, 1931) was a lawyer, state legislator and mayor in North Carolina. He served two terms as Mayor of Greensboro, North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1885.[1] He served in the North Carolina Senate in 1909.[2][3]
He was born in 1851 on the Alston homestead, near Pittsboro, in Chatham County, North Carolina, the son of a Methodist minister.[4] He graduated from Trinity College, now Duke University, in 1872, and attended Richmond Mumford Pearson's Pearson Law School.[2] He married Martha Moderwell Sloan and they had a daughter.[1]
Hr died on March 26, 1931, at St. Leo's Hospital, Greensboro, after a long illness.[4]
References
edit- 1 2 Ashe, Samuel A'Court (February 27, 1905). "Biographical History of North Carolina from Colonial Times to the Present". C. L. Van Noppen – via Google Books.
- 1 2 Connor, Robert Digges Wimberly (February 27, 1928). "North Carolina, Rebuilding an Ancient Commonwealth, 1584-1925". American historical society, Incorporated – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Alumni History of the University of North Carolina". Christian & King printing Company for the University of North Carolina (1793–1962). February 27, 1924. p. 938 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 "Greensborough mayors: Col. J. A. Barringer served two terms as the city's chief executive", Greensboro Daily News, Greensboro, North Carolina, p. 35, 14 March 1943, retrieved 27 February 2026 – via Newspapers.com