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William Harmon Peace Jenkins (1830-1908) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., May 3,
1830.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1860-66, 1891; served in
the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1881, 1887.
Methodist.
Fell
from his horse,
caught his foot in the stirrup and dragged on the ground, and died
soon after, in Granville
County, N.C., January
24, 1908 (age 77 years, 266
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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| Politicians formerly
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John Penn (1741-1788) —
of North Carolina.
Born near Port Royal, Caroline
County, Va., May 17,
1741.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1775; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777.
Died September
14, 1788 (age 47 years, 120
days).
Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reinterment
in 1894 at Guilford
Battle Grounds, Greensboro, N.C.
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Dennis G. Brummitt (1881-1935) —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., February
7, 1881.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Brummitt (1844-1920) and Caroline (Bradford)
Brummitt (1851-1925).
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Granville County Democratic Party, 1908-14; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1913-24; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1915-19; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1919;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1920;
North
Carolina state attorney general, 1925-35; died in office 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., January
12, 1935 (age 53 years, 339
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr. (1894-1969) —
also known as Frank Hancock, Jr. —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., November
1, 1894.
Son of Franklin Wills Hancock and Lizzie (Hobgood) Hancock.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Granville County Democratic Party, 1924; Presidential Elector for
North Carolina, 1924;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1926-28; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1928-30; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1930-39;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940;
state court judge in North Carolina, 1950.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Rotary.
Died in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., January
23, 1969 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams (1842-1895) —
of North Carolina.
Born in North Carolina, 1842.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1891-93.
Died in 1895
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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