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Thomas Samuel Ashe (1812-1887) —
of North Carolina.
Born near Graham, Alamance
County, N.C., July 19,
1812.
Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1842; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1854; delegate
to North Carolina secession convention, 1861; Representative
from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1868; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1873-77; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1878-87; died in office 1887.
Died in Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C., February
4, 1887 (age 74 years, 200
days).
Interment at Eastview Cemetery.
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James Alexander Lockhart (1850-1905) —
also known as James A. Lockhart —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Anson
County, N.C., June 2,
1850.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1878; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1880; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1895-97.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., December
24, 1905 (age 55 years, 205
days).
Interment at Eastview Cemetery.
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Leonidas Dunlap Robinson (1867-1941) —
also known as Leonidas D. Robinson —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Gulledge Township, Anson
County, N.C., April 22,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
president; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1894, 1900; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912,
1920,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1917-21.
Died in Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C., November
7, 1941 (age 74 years, 199
days).
Interment at Eastview Cemetery.
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Theron Lamar Caudle, Jr. (1904-1969) —
also known as Theron L. Caudle —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, June 22,
1904.
Son of Theron Lamar Caudle (1875-1929) and Susie (Gooch) Caudle
(1877-1948).
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1940-45.
Died in Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C., April 1,
1969 (age 64 years, 283
days).
Interment at Eastview Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Theron Lamar Caudle (1875-1929) and Susie (Gooch) Caudle
(1877-1948); married to Ellen Hildreth; third cousin of Robert
Lee Gavin. See Gavin-Caudle
family of North Carolina. |
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Alvin Paul Kitchin (1908-1983) —
also known as A. Paul Kitchin —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., September
13, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1957-63.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C., October
22, 1983 (age 75 years, 39
days).
Interment at Eastview Cemetery.
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Erwin Avery Hightower (1914-2001) —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Anson
County, N.C., July 29,
1914.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
17, 2001 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Eastview Cemetery.
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