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John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) —
also known as John J. Parker —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., November
20, 1885.
Son of Francis Ann (Johnston) Parker (1854-1909) and John Daniel
Parker (1857-1915).
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1924; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1925-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 17,
1958 (age 72 years, 117
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Cameron A. Morrison (1869-1953) —
also known as Cameron Morrison —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born near Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., October
5, 1869.
Son of Daniel M. Morrison and Martha (Cameron) Morrison.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Rockingham, N.C., 1893; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1900; Presidential Elector for North
Carolina, 1916;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1921-25; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1928; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1930-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1943-45.
Presbyterian.
Died in Quebec City, Quebec,
August
20, 1953 (age 83 years, 319
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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William Haywood Bobbitt (1900-1992) —
also known as William H. Bobbitt —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
18, 1900.
Son of James Henry Bobbitt and Eliza May (Burkhead) Bobbitt.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina 14th District, 1939-54; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1954-69; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1969-74.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Civitan.
Died September
27, 1992 (age 91 years, 345
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Kingville, Richland
County, S.C., August
21, 1863.
Son of Maj. William Clarkson and Margaret S. (Simons) Clarkson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1923-40; appointed 1923.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the Revolution; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
27, 1942 (age 78 years, 159
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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William Johnston (1817-1896) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born March 5,
1817.
Delegate
to North Carolina secession convention, 1861; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1875-78, 1884-87.
Died May 20,
1896 (age 79 years, 76
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Clement Dowd (1832-1898) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Richland Creek, Moore
County, N.C., August
27, 1832.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1869-71; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1881-85.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., April 15,
1898 (age 65 years, 231
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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William Marcus Shipp (1819-1890) —
also known as William M. Shipp —
of Lincoln
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., November
9, 1819.
Son of Bartlett
Shipp and Susan (Forney) Shipp.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to North Carolina secession convention, 1861; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1870-73; defeated, 1872;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1881-90.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 29,
1890 (age 70 years, 232
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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John Motley Morehead (1866-1923) —
also known as John M. Morehead —
of Spray, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., July 20,
1866.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1909-11; North Carolina
Republican state chair, 1910-16; member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1916-22; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1918.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., December
13, 1923 (age 57 years, 146
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Sydenham Benoni Alexander (1840-1921) —
also known as Sydenham B. Alexander —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born near Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., December
8, 1840.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of North
Carolina state senate, 1879, 1883-87, 1901; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1891-95.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 14,
1921 (age 80 years, 188
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr. (1894-1982) —
also known as Ben E. Douglas —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Scotts Crossroad, Iredell
County, N.C., September
3, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fur
merchant; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1935-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1956.
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport was named for
him in 1941.
Died in 1982
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Calvin Josiah Cowles (1821-1907) —
also known as C. J. Cowles —
of Elkville, Wilkes
County, N.C.; Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Hamptonville, Yadkin
County, N.C., January
6, 1821.
Son of Josiah Cowles (1791-1873) and Deborah (Sanford) Cowles
(1795-1827).
Republican. Merchant;
delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1868;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1868.
Died in Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., April 1,
1907 (age 86 years, 85
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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James Walker Osborne (1811-1869) —
Born December
25, 1811.
Member of North
Carolina state senate; delegate
to North Carolina secession convention, 1861.
Died August
11, 1869 (age 57 years, 229
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Julia McGehee Alexander (d. 1957) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Daughter of Sydenham
Benoni Alexander.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died February
23, 1957.
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Alexander (1756-1808) —
of Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born near Concord, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March 5,
1756.
Physician;
member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1797; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1801-02; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1803-05 (10th District
1803-05, at-large 1805); Governor of
North Carolina, 1805-07.
Died in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., March 7,
1808 (age 52 years, 2
days).
Interment at Settler's Cemetery.
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William Davidson (1778-1857) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
12, 1778.
Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1818-21.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., September
16, 1857 (age 79 years, 4
days).
Interment at Settler's Cemetery.
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Greene Washington Caldwell (1806-1864) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Belmont, Gaston
County, N.C., April 13,
1806.
Democrat. Physician;
lawyer;
member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1836-41; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1841-43; served
in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1849.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., July 10,
1864 (age 58 years, 88
days).
Interment at Settler's Cemetery.
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William Allison Owens (1833-1864) —
also known as William A. Owens —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born September
19, 1833.
Mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War.
Shot and
wounded at the Civil
War battle of Snicker's Gap, and died the next day, July 19,
1864 (age 30 years, 304
days).
Interment at Settler's Cemetery.
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