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Herbert Covington Bonner (1891-1965) —
also known as Herbert C. Bonner —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 16,
1891.
Son of Herbert M. Bonner and Hannah (Hare) Bonner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1940-65; died in
office 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
7, 1965 (age 74 years, 175
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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John Humphrey Small (1858-1946) —
also known as John H. Small; "The Father of Inland
Waterways" —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., August
29, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Washington, N.C., 1889-90; Presidential Elector for North
Carolina, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1899-1921;
vice-president, Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association, 1912-46;
president, National Rivers and Harbors Congress, 1919-25.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., July 13,
1946 (age 87 years, 318
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Isabella Carter Wharton (1866-1953). |
| | | Epitaph: "Though his interests carried
him into far fields, his heart was ever with his beloved eastern
Carolina." / "He served the needs of others." / "As a teacher,
lawyer, public servant, and citizen, he was a pioneer in many battles
for public and individual progress, and a lifelong advocate of public
education, better farming, good roads, public health, drainage and
conservation." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Lindsay Carter Warren (1889-1976) —
also known as Lindsay C. Warren —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., December
16, 1889.
Son of Charles F(rederic) Warren and Elizabeth Mutter (Blount)
Warren.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Beaufort County Democratic Party, 1912-25; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1917-19, 1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1925-40;
resigned 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1932,
1940;
U.S. Comptroller General 1940-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
28, 1976 (age 87 years, 12
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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William Blount Rodman (1817-1893) —
also known as William B. Rodman —
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., June 29,
1817.
Son of William Wanton Rodman and Polly Anne (Blount) Rodman.
Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1860;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1868-78.
Died March 7,
1893 (age 75 years, 251
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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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.
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 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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William Blount Rodman III (1889-1976) —
also known as William B. Rodman —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., July 2,
1889.
Son of William
Blount Rodman II and Adelaide (Fulford) Rodman (1864-1921).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Washington, N.C., 1919-20; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1937-39; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1950-55; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1955-56; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1956-65.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., August 3,
1976 (age 87 years, 32
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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Robert Tripp Ross (1903-1981) —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., June 4,
1903.
Republican. Druggist; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1947-49, 1952-53;
defeated, 1948, 1950.
Died in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
1, 1981 (age 78 years, 119
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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William Augustus Blount Branch (1847-1910) —
also known as William A. B. Branch —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., February
26, 1847.
Son of Lawrence
O'Bryan Branch.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1891-95; member
of North Carolina state legislature.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., November
18, 1910 (age 63 years, 265
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery; cenotaph at Jefferson Davis Highway Monument, Ridgefield, Wash.
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Wiley Croom Rodman (1879-1942) —
also known as W. C. Rodman —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 28,
1879.
Son of William
Blount Rodman and Camilla Holladay (Croom) Rodman (1838-1887).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,
1913.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 7,
1942 (age 62 years, 344
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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William Blount Rodman II (1862-1946) —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., February
19, 1862.
Son of William
Blount Rodman and Camilla Holladay (Croom) Rodman (1838-1887).
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Washington, N.C., 1891-94; chair of
Beaufort County Democratic Party, 1898-1904; division attorney,
Southern Railway,
1904-11; general solicitor, Norfolk Southern Railroad,
1911-20; general counsel, 1920-43.
Episcopalian.
Died October
18, 1946 (age 84 years, 241
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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