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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.
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 (age 63 years, 336
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery; statue at Union
Square, Raleigh, N.C.
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Jeter Connelly Pritchard (1857-1921) —
also known as Jeter C. Pritchard —
of Marshall, Madison
County, N.C.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., July 12,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1884-86, 1890;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1888; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1892; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1895-1903; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1903-04; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1904-21; died in
office 1921.
Died April 10,
1921 (age 63 years, 272
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Richmond Pearson (1852-1923) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Yadkin
County, N.C., January
26, 1852.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1884-86; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1895-99,
1900-01; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1902-07; Greece, 1907-09; Montenegro, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1912.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., September
12, 1923 (age 71 years, 229
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Robert Rice Reynolds (1884-1963) —
also known as Robert R. Reynolds —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., June 18,
1884.
Democrat. Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1924; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1932-45.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
13, 1963 (age 78 years, 240
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Thomas Lanier Clingman (1812-1897) —
also known as Thomas L. Clingman; "The Prince of
Politicians" —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Huntsville, Yadkin
County, N.C., July 27,
1812.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1843-45, 1847-58 (1st
District 1843-45, 1847-53, 8th District 1853-58); U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1858-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1868,
1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his
seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern
senators expelled
in absentia on July 11, 1861. Clingman's Dome in the Great Smoky
Mountains is named for
him.
Died in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., November
3, 1897 (age 85 years, 99
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Locke Craig (1860-1924) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Bertie
County, N.C., August
16, 1860.
Son of Andrew Murdock Craig and Clarissa Rebecca (Gillam) Craig.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1892,
1896;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1900; Governor of
North Carolina, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died June 9,
1924 (age 63 years, 298
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Weaverville, Buncombe
County, N.C., May 12,
1872.
Son of William Elbert Weaver and Hannah E. (Baird) Weaver.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County,
1907-09; member of North
Carolina state senate 36th District, 1913-15; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1919-29, 1931-47 (10th
District 1919-29, 1931-33, 11th District 1933-43, 12th District
1943-47).
Methodist.
Died in 1948
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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James Madison Gudger, Jr. (1855-1920) —
also known as James M. Gudger, Jr. —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Madison
County, N.C., October
22, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate; elected 1900; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1903-07,
1911-15.
Died February
29, 1920 (age 64 years, 130
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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John Brown (1772-1845) —
of Lewistown, Mifflin
County, Pa.
Born in Mifflin
County, Pa., August
12, 1772.
Miller;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1809-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-25 (9th District 1821-23,
12th District 1823-25).
Died in Buncombe
County, N.C., October
12, 1845 (age 73 years, 61
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Robert Brank Vance (1828-1899) —
of North Carolina.
Born in North Carolina, April 24,
1828.
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 (age 71 years, 218
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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James Jefferson Britt (1861-1939) —
also known as James J. Britt —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born near Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., March 4,
1861.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904
(alternate), 1916;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1904;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909-11; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1915-17, 1919;
defeated, 1906; candidate for chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1926.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
26, 1939 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Allen Turner Davidson (1819-1905) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Haywood
County, N.C., May 9,
1819.
Delegate
from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; Representative
from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., January
24, 1905 (age 85 years, 260
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Hezekiah Alexander Gudger (1849-1917) —
also known as Hezekiah A. Gudger —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Marshall, Madison
County, N.C., May 27,
1849.
Son of Joseph Jackson Gudger and Sarah Emaline (Barnard) Gudger.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1873-76; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1885; candidate for Presidential Elector
for North Carolina, 1896;
U.S. Consul General in Panama, 1897-1905; justice, Canal Zone Supreme Court, 1905-14;
chief justice, 1909-14.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Beaverdam, Buncombe
County, N.C., September
22, 1917 (age 68 years, 118
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Thomas Dillard Johnston (1840-1902) —
also known as Thomas D. Johnston —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C., April 1,
1840.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Asheville, N.C., 1869; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1870; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1876; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1885-89.
Died June 22,
1902 (age 62 years, 82
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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George Adams Shuford (1895-1962) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., September
5, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-47; state court
judge in North Carolina, 1947-49; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1953-59.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
8, 1962 (age 67 years, 94
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Theodore F. Davidson —
of Buncombe
County, N.C.
North
Carolina state attorney general, 1885-93.
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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