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John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus (1882-1949) —
also known as J. C. B. Ehringhaus —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., February
5, 1882.
Son of Erskine Ehringhaus and Carrie Colville (Mathews) Ehringhaus.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905-08; Solicitor, 1st
District, 1910-22; Governor of
North Carolina, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his suite at the Sir Walter Hotel,
Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 31,
1949 (age 67 years, 176
days).
Interment at Episcopal Cemetery.
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Clinton Levering Cobb (1842-1879) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., August
25, 1842.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1869-75;
defeated, 1874.
Died in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., April 30,
1879 (age 36 years, 248
days).
Interment at Episcopal Cemetery.
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Matilda Haughton Ehringhaus (1890-1980) —
also known as Matilda H. Ehringhaus; Matilda Bradford
Haughton; Mrs. J. C. B. Ehringhaus —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, October
23, 1890.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 1952.
Female.
Died, in a nursing
home at Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., June 16,
1980 (age 89 years, 237
days).
Interment at Episcopal Cemetery.
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George Washington Brooks (1821-1882) —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., March 16,
1821.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1852, 1865-66; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865-66; U.S.
District Judge for North Carolina, 1865-72; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina,
1872-82; died in office 1882.
Died in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., January
6, 1882 (age 60 years, 296
days).
Interment at Old Hollywood Cemetery.
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Isaac Melson Meekins (1875-1946) —
also known as Isaac M. Meekins —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Born in Tyrrell
County, N.C., February
13, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Elizabeth City, N.C., 1897; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1912,
1916,
1924;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1924; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina,
1925-45; took senior status 1945.
Died November
21, 1946 (age 71 years, 281
days).
Interment at Old Hollywood Cemetery.
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Edwin Ferebee Aydlett (1857-1930) —
also known as E. F. Aydlett —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Born in Camden
County, N.C., May 14,
1857.
Son of Abner Aydlett and Clotilda (Lamb) Aydlett.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912,
1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1920-21.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in 1930
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Old Hollywood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Abner Aydlett and Clotilda (Lamb) Aydlett; married 1883 to Ettie
Hunter Briggs; married to Kate Wood. |
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