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Furnifold McLendel Simmons (1854-1940) —
also known as Furnifold M. Simmons; F. M.
Simmons —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.; near Trenton, Jones
County, N.C.
Born in Jones
County, N.C., January
20, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1887-89; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1901-31; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1916;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920.
Died in 1940
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Graham Arthur Barden (1896-1967) —
also known as Graham A. Barden —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Turkey Township, Sampson
County, N.C., September
25, 1896.
Son of James Jefferson Barden and Mary Robinson (James) Barden.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Craven
County Judge, 1920-24; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1935-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., January
29, 1967 (age 70 years, 126
days).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Laban Abernethy (1872-1955) —
also known as Charles L. Abernethy —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Burke
County, N.C., March 18,
1872.
Son of John Turner Abernethy and Martha Anna (Scott) Abernethy.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1900,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1922-35;
defeated, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Elks; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., February
23, 1955 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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William Gaston (1778-1844) —
of North Carolina.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., September
19, 1778.
Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15,
4th District 1815-17).
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., January
23, 1844 (age 65 years, 126
days).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Samuel Mitchell Brinson (1870-1922) —
also known as Samuel M. Brinson —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., March 29,
1870.
Son of William George Brinson and Kittie Elizabeth (Chestnut)
Brinson.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1919-22; died in
office 1922.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., April 13,
1922 (age 52 years, 15
days).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Randolph Thomas (1861-1931) —
also known as Charles R. Thomas —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Beaufort, Carteret
County, N.C., August
21, 1861.
Son of Charles
Randolph Thomas (1827-1891) and Emily (Pitkin) Thomas.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1887; Craven
County Attorney, 1890-96; Presidential Elector for North
Carolina, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1899-1911.
Died in 1931
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Biddle Shepard (1808-1843) —
of North Carolina.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., December
5, 1808.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1831-32; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1837-41.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., October
25, 1843 (age 34 years, 324
days).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Randolph Thomas (1827-1891) —
also known as Charles R. Thomas —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, 1827.
Republican. Secretary of
state of North Carolina, 1864-65; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1871-75.
Died in 1891
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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William Henry Washington (1813-1860) —
of North Carolina.
Born in North Carolina, 1813.
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1841-43; member
of North Carolina state legislature.
Died in 1860
(age about
47 years).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Richard Spaight Donnell (1820-1867) —
of North Carolina.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., September
20, 1820.
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1847-49; member
of North Carolina state legislature.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., June 3,
1867 (age 46 years, 256
days).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Alfred Decatur Ward (b. 1859) —
also known as A. D. Ward —
of Kenansville, Duplin
County, N.C.; New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born near Rosehill, Duplin
County, N.C., December
25, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Duplin County, 1893;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1913.
Baptist.
Member, Royal
Arcanum.
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Patrick Murphy Pearsall (c.1859-1923) —
of Jones
County, N.C.; New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Taylor's Bridge, Sampson
County, N.C., about 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1896.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., February
20, 1923 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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Paul M. Cox (1914-2001) —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Newport
News, Va., July 14,
1914.
Mayor
of New Bern, N.C., 1982.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died October
31, 2001 (age 87 years, 109
days).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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