The Political Graveyard: Doughton family of North Carolina

Doughton family of North Carolina

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Rufus A. Doughton (1857-1946) — of Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C. Born in Alleghany County, N.C., January 10, 1857. Son of J. Horton Doughton; brother of Robert Lee Doughton; father of James Kemp Doughton, Sr.. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Alleghany County, 1887-91, 1909-13; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1893; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1946. Interment at Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
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Robert Lee Doughton (1863-1954) — also known as Robert L. Doughton — of Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, N.C. Born in Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, N.C., November 7, 1863. Brother of Rufus A. Doughton; uncle of James Kemp Doughton, Sr.. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state senate 35th District; elected 1908; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1911-53 (8th District 1911-33, 9th District 1933-53); delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940. Died in Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, N.C., October 1, 1954. Interment at Laurel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Laurel Springs, N.C.
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James Kemp Doughton, Sr. (1884-1973) — of Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C. Born in Alleghany County, N.C., May 18, 1884. Son of Rufus A. Doughton; nephew of Robert Lee Doughton. Banker; farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1948-57; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1951-57. Methodist. Indicted for bank fraud in 1928; tried and acquitted. Died, of pneumonia, in a hospital at Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C., March 17, 1973. Interment at Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
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