The Political Graveyard: Vance family of North Carolina

Vance family of North Carolina

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Robert Brank Vance (1793-1827) — of North Carolina. Born near Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., 1793. Uncle of Robert Brank Vance (1828-1899) and Zebulon Baird Vance. Democrat. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1823-25. Mortally wounded in a duel with Samuel P. Carson, who had defeated him for Congress; died the next day at a hotel near Saluda Gap (unknown county), N.C., 1827. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Buncombe County, N.C.
- See also: congressional biography.
Robert Brank Vance (1828-1899) — of North Carolina. Born in North Carolina, April 24, 1828. Nephew of Robert Brank Vance (1793-1827); brother of Zebulon Baird Vance. Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1873-85; member of North Carolina state legislature. Died November 28, 1899. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
- See also: congressional biography.
Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-1894) — also known as Zebulon B. Vance — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Buncombe County, N.C., May 13, 1830. Nephew of Robert Brank Vance (1793-1827); brother of Robert Brank Vance (1828-1899). Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1854; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1858-61; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of North Carolina, 1862-65, 1877-79; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1879-94; died in office 1894. Died April 14, 1894. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.; statue at Union Square, Raleigh, N.C. Vance County, N.C. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
- Books about Zebulon B. Vance: Cordelia Camp, Governor Vance : a life for young people (for young readers)

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