James Dobbin McNeill
President Emeritus
North Carolina State Firemen's Association
Born in Asheboro, N.C. March 4, 1850
Died in Fayetteville, N.C. February 9, 1927
A beloved citizen and courageous statesman
Six times Mayor of Fayetteville
Thrice President of the National Firemen's Association
Re-organizer of the Fayetteville Fire Department
and for 40 years its Chief
State Senator
Captain and Commander of the Faytteville
Division North Carolina Naval Reserves
Captain of the Red Shirts 1891-1920
For 10 years Chairman of the Fayetteville
Board of Audit and Finance
Member of the Delaware Society of the Cincinnati
Undaunted, resourceful in the
never ceasing conflict
He organized
the North Carolina
Firemen's Association
and served as its
president for 26 years
He promulgated
the Firemen's Relief Fund:
secured its enactment
and supported it
until death
Marker is at the intersection of Green Street and Bow Street, on the left when traveling south on Green Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
