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Gaston Ahi Robbins (1858-1902) —
also known as Gaston A. Robbins —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C., September
26, 1858.
Son of Julius Alexander Robbins (1830-1864).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1893-96, 1899-1900.
Died in New York
County, N.Y., February
22, 1902 (age 43 years, 149
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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William McKendree Robbins (1828-1905) —
of Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala.; Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Trinity, Randolph
County, N.C., October
26, 1828.
Son of Ahi Robbins (1799-1886) and Mary Brown (Leach) Robbins
(1803-1842).
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1868, 1872; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1873-79.
Died in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., May 5,
1905 (age 76 years, 191
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Robert Franklin Armfield (1829-1898) —
of North Carolina.
Born near Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., July 9,
1829.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1874-75; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1879-83;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1889-95.
Died in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., November
9, 1898 (age 69 years, 123
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Epitaph:
"Soldier, Lawyer, Judge. Fearless, Learned, Merciful, Eloquent in
Speech and Master of Laughter and Tears. In him the Quality of Common
Sense Amounted to Genius. To These He Added the Nobler Virtues and
the Charity of a Christian." |
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biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Dewey Little Raymer, Sr. (1880-1959) —
also known as D. L. Raymer —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Iredell
County, N.C., April 30,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1924;
member of North
Carolina state senate.
Died in Iredell
County, N.C., March 23,
1959 (age 78 years, 327
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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William Ray Lackey, Sr. (1925-2008) —
also known as W. Ray Lackey —
of Stony Point, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Alexander
County, N.C., December
20, 1925.
Son of Earl J. Lackey and Bessie B. (Childers) Lackey.
Democrat. Alexander
County Register of Deeds; administrator, Alexander County
Hospital; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955; member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Moose.
Died in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., February
23, 2008 (age 82 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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