Rockingham County
North Carolina
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Rockingham County
North Carolina
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Rockingham County
Index to Locations
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Thomas Settle (1789-1857) —
of North Carolina.
Born near Reidsville, Rockingham
County, N.C., March 9,
1789.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1816, 1826-27; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1817-21;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1832.
Died in Rockingham
County, N.C., August 5,
1857 (age 68 years, 149
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Luther Hartwell Hodges (1898-1974) —
also known as Luther H. Hodges —
of Leaksville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., March 9,
1898.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1953-54; Governor of
North Carolina, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1956
(delegation chair), 1964;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Moose.
Died October
6, 1974 (age 76 years, 211
days).
Interment at Overlook Cemetery.
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Charles Albert Reynolds (1848-1936) —
also known as Charles A. Reynolds —
of Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., November
10, 1848.
Civil
engineer; helped build North Carolina's first hydroelectric
plant, on the Yadkin River, 1897; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1897-1901.
Died in Colfax, Guilford
County, N.C., July 2,
1936 (age 87 years, 235
days).
Interment at Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Susie Marshall Sharp (1907-1996) —
of Reidsville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., July 7,
1907.
Daughter of James Merritt Sharp and Annie (Blackwell) Sharp.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1949-62; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1962-74; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1974-79.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Altrusa;
Soroptimists.
Died March 1,
1996 (age 88 years, 238
days).
Interment somewhere.
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David Settle Reid (1813-1891) —
also known as David S. Reid —
of Reidsville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., April 19,
1813.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1843-47; Governor of
North Carolina, 1851-54; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1854-59.
Died June 19,
1891 (age 78 years, 61
days).
Interment at Greenview Cemetery.
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