The Political Graveyard: Ruffin-Thomas family of North Carolina

Ruffin-Thomas family of North Carolina

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Thomas Ruffin (1820-1863) — of Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C. Born in Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C., September 9, 1820. Distant cousin of Thomas Ruffin (1850?-?). Democrat. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1853-61; Delegate from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Mortally wounded in a cavalry fight before the Battle of Bristoe Station, and died while a prisoner of war, at Alexandria, Va., October 13, 1863. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Franklin County, N.C.
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Charles Randolph Thomas (1827-1891) — also known as Charles R. Thomas — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Born in North Carolina, 1827. Father of Charles Randolph Thomas (1861-1931). Republican. Secretary of state of North Carolina, 1864-65; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1871-75. Died in 1891. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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Thomas Ruffin — of Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C. Distant cousin of Thomas Ruffin (1820-1863); father of Mary Ruffin (who married Charles Randolph Thomas). Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; superior court judge in North Carolina; associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court. Burial location unknown.
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Charles Randolph Thomas (1861-1931) — also known as Charles R. Thomas — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Born in Beaufort, Carteret County, N.C., August 21, 1861. Son of Charles Randolph Thomas (1827-1891) and Emily (Pitkin) Thomas; married, January 7, 1903, to Mary Ruffin (daughter of Thomas Ruffin). Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1887; Craven County Attorney, 1890-96; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1896; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1899-1911. Died in 1931. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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