John Stockard

John Stockard (died 1861) was an American politician from North Carolina.

Early life John Stockard was one of 10 children born to Ellen (née Trousdale) and James Stockard (or Stockhardt). He was born at the Stockard home in Mount Hermon in modern-day Alamance County, North Carolina. His father was a soldier in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. In 1834, Stockard became a trustee of Mt. Hermon Church in Graham. He served as a member of the North Carolina House of Commons, representing Orange County from 1826 to 1831 and from 1833 to 1839 and from 1842 to 1843 and from 1848 to 1849. Along with Giles Mebane, he supported the bill that formed Alamance County. He served on the committee to select a site for the county seat. He also supported legislation for the State Hospital for the Insane and the chartering of the North Carolina Railroad. He was a farmer.

Personal life Stockard married Jane Stuart, daughter of Elizabeth (née Bradshaw) and Samuel Stuart, of Orange County. They had three children, Ellen, Samuel and Elizabeth. His wife died and then he married Catharine Albright, daughter of Mary (née Gibbs) and Henry Albright (Albrecht). She was the sister of General Nicholas Gibbs of the American Indian Wars. The couple had eight children, Jane Stuart, James Gibbs, Mary, Margaret, Nancy, William, Lettie, and John Richard. He lived his entire life at the Stockard homestead in Mount Hermon.

Stockard died in 1861. He was buried in Mount Hermon Cemetery.