The Political Graveyard: Ervin family of North Carolina

Ervin family of North Carolina

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Hallett Sydney Ward (1870-1956) — also known as Hallett S. Ward — of Plymouth, Washington County, N.C.; Washington, Beaufort County, N.C. Born near Gatesville, Gates County, N.C., August 31, 1870. Father-in-law of Laura Powe Ervin Ward (daughter of Samuel James Ervin, Jr.; sister of Samuel James Ervin III). Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1899-1901, 1931; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1921-25. Died in Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., March 31, 1956. Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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Samuel James Ervin, Jr. (1896-1985) — also known as Sam J. Ervin, Jr. — of Morganton, Burke County, N.C. Born in Morganton, Burke County, N.C., September 27, 1896. Son of Samuel James Ervin and Laura T. (Powe) Ervin; married, June 18, 1924, to Margaret Bruce Bell; brother of Joseph Wilson Ervin; father-in-law of Hallett S. Ward, Jr. (son of Hallett Sydney Ward); father of Samuel James Ervin III. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931; chair of Burke County Democratic Party, 1924; member of North Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-37; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1937-43; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1946-47; associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1948-54; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; American Historical Association; American Judicature Society; Farm Bureau; Grange; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Society of the Cincinnati; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Junior Order; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Newcomen Society; Order of Ahepa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C., April 23, 1985. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Joseph Wilson Ervin (1901-1945) — of North Carolina. Born in Morganton, Burke County, N.C., March 3, 1901. Brother of Samuel James Ervin, Jr.; uncle of Samuel James Ervin III. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1945; died in office 1945. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., December 25, 1945. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Samuel James Ervin III (1926-1999) — Born in Morganton, Burke County, N.C., March 2, 1926. Son of Samuel James Ervin, Jr.; nephew of Joseph Wilson Ervin; brother-in-law of Hallett S. Ward, Jr. (son of Hallett Sydney Ward). Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1965-67; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1967-80; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1980-99; died in office 1999. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died at Grace Hospital, Morganton, Burke County, N.C., September 18, 1999. Burial location unknown.
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