Web politicalgraveyard.com

Baptist Politicians
in North Carolina
()

• Barna Allen (b. 1873) — of Troy, Montgomery County, N.C. Born in Montgomery County, N.C., November 27, 1873. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1913. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Julian Russell Allsbrook (1903-1984) — also known as Julian R. Allsbrook — of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, N.C. Born in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, N.C., February 17, 1903. Son of William Clemens Allsbrook and Bennie Alice (Waller) Allsbrook; married 1926 to Frances Virginia Brown. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1935. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Woodmen; Phi Alpha Delta; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died in 1984. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ike Franklin Andrews (b. 1925) — also known as Ike F. Andrews — of Siler City, Chatham County, N.C. Born in Bonlee, Chatham County, N.C., September 2, 1925. Son of Archie Franklin Andrews and Ina (Dunlop) Andrews; married 1947 to Jo Anne Johnson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 13th District, 1959-60; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-62, 1965-; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1973-85; defeated, 1984. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees. In October 1982, he was arrested and charged with drunk driving. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edwin Ferebee Aydlett (b. 1857) — 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; married 1883 to Ettie Hunter Briggs; married to Kate Wood. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912, 1916; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1920-21. Baptist. Member, Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Carl LeRoy Bailey (b. 1898) — also known as Carl L. Bailey — of Plymouth, Washington County, N.C. Born in Roper, Washington County, N.C., October 30, 1898. Son of Benjamin F. Bailey and Sarah F. (Williams) Bailey. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; recorder's court judge in North Carolina, 1919-24; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Washington County, 1925; member of North Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1933-35. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Josiah William Bailey (1873-1946) — also known as Josiah W. Bailey — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., September 14, 1873. Son of Christopher Thomas Bailey and Annie Sarah Bailey; married, August 16, 1916, to Edith Pou. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1908; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1931-46; died in office 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1932. Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon League; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., December 15, 1946. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Arthur Creel Baker (b. 1925) — also known as Arthur C. Baker — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Varina, Wake County, N.C., January 19, 1925. Son of Offie Franklin Baker and Myrtie (Whisenhunt) Baker; married, December 31, 1965, to Evelyn Canady. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1959. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Exchange Club. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Hugh William Barnes (b. 1948) — also known as Hugh Barnes — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C.; Cary, Wake County, N.C. Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N.C., April 24, 1948. Son of Thomas Glenn Barnes and Selma (Oxford) Barnes; married 1967 to Barbara Lee Lane. Republican. School teacher; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1972. Baptist. Member, Jaycees. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• John D. Blanton (b. 1870) — of Marion, McDowell County, N.C. Born in Dysartville, McDowell County, N.C., November 12, 1870. Democrat. Merchant; member of North Carolina state senate 27th District, 1935. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry Lee Bridges (b. 1907) — also known as Henry L. Bridges — of Guilford County, N.C. Born in Franklin County, N.C., June 10, 1907. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; North Carolina state auditor, 1947-81; appointed 1947. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions. Still living as of 1981.
  
  
• Samuel Mitchell Brinson (1870-1922) — also known as Samuel M. Brinson — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Born in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., March 29, 1870. Son of William George Brinson and Kittie Elizabeth (Chestnut) Brinson; married 1901 to Ruth Martin Scales (died 1919). Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent of schools; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1919-22; died in office 1922. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., April 13, 1922. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Willis James Brogden (1877-1935) — also known as W. J. Brogden — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born near Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C., October 18, 1877. Son of Willis H. Brogden and Virginia (Robinson) Brogden; married, January 9, 1917, to Lila Markham (born 1882). School teacher and principal; lawyer; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1911-15; associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1926-35; died in office 1935. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died October 29, 1935. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) — also known as J. Melville Broughton — of Wake County, N.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., November 17, 1888. Son of Joseph Melville Broughton and Sallie (Harris) Broughton; married, December 14, 1916, to Alice Harper Willson; father of Joseph Melville Broughton, Jr.. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1927-29; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1936; Governor of North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944, 1948; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Junior Order; Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., March 6, 1949. Interment at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Vance A. Browning (b. 1892) — of Bryson City, Swain County, N.C. Born in Macon County, N.C., May 9, 1892. Son of Charley R. Browning and Kansas L. (Calor) Browning; married 1915 to Nannie Belle West. Democrat. Swain County Register of Deeds, 1923-24; Swain County Superior Court Clerk, 1926-34; member of North Carolina state senate 33rd District, 1935. Baptist. Member, Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Edgar Broyhill (b. 1892) — also known as J. E. Broyhill — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Wilkes County, N.C., May 5, 1892. Son of Isaac Broyhill and Margaret (Parsons) Broyhill; married, June 21, 1921, to Satie L. Hunt. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; furniture manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1964, 1972; member of Republican National Committee from North Carolina, 1948-64; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1956. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Thomas Broyhill (b. 1927) — also known as James T. Broyhill; Jim Broyhill — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C., August 19, 1927. Republican. U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1963-86 (9th District 1963-69, 10th District 1969-86); U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1986; defeated, 1986. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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 and Caroline (Bradford) Brummitt; married 1912 to Kate Hays Fleming. 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 February 5, 1935. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) — also known as Joseph R. Bryson — of Greenville, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Brevard, Transylvania County, N.C., January 18, 1893. Son of Robert L. Bryson and Mattie (Allison) Bryson; married to Ruth Rucker. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of South Carolina state senate, 1929-32; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in office 1953. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Junior Order; Lions; Redmen; Woodmen. Died in the naval hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 10, 1953. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Marion L. Buchanan (b. 1872) — of Bakersville, Mitchell County, N.C. Born in Bakersville, Mitchell County, N.C., January 16, 1872. Republican. Farmer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1901; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Mitchell County, 1913. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Linville Bumgarner, Jr. (1867-1941) — also known as Linville Bumgarner — of Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N.C. Born in Millers Creek, Wilkes County, N.C., July 7, 1867. Son of Rev. James L. Bumgarner and Phoebe Hincher Bumgarner; married 1889 to Bessie R. McNeil. Republican. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Wilkes County, 1913; member of North Carolina state senate. Baptist. Died, of following an attack of apoplexy (a stroke), in Wilkes Hospital, Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N.C., November 1, 1941. Interment at Mountain Park Cemetery, Wilkesboro, N.C.
  
  
• Julian Wilber Bunn (b. 1883) — also known as J. Wilber Bunn — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Wakefield, Wake County, N.C., March 24, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Wake County, 1913. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John T. Burrus (b. 1877) — of High Point, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Surry County, N.C., 1877. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; member of North Carolina state senate 17th District, 1931-35. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Junior Order; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Carlyle Byrd (b. 1917) — also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. — of Sophia, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N.C., November 20, 1917. Married 1937 to Emma Ora James. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960, 2000, 2004. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; Ku Klux Klan; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Moose; Odd Fellows; Tau Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 2004.
  • Cross-reference: Nick Joe Rahall II
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by Robert C. Byrd: Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency (2004); We Stand Passively Mute (2004); Senate of the Roman Republic: Addresses on the History of Roman Constitutionalism (1995); Robert C. Byrd: Child Of The Appalachian Coalfields (2005)
  • Critical books about Robert C. Byrd: Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37)
  
  
• Pritchard Sylvester Carlton (b. 1878) — also known as P. S. Carlton — of Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C. Born in Duplin County, N.C., August 2, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County, 1913. Baptist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Ertel Carlyle (1897-1960) — also known as F. Ertel Carlyle — of Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C. Born in Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C., April 7, 1897. Son of William W. Carlyle and Lillian O. Carlyle; married, May 19, 1927, to Lois Godwin Caldwell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; solicitor, 9th District, 1939-48; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1949-57. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C., October 2, 1960. Interment at Meadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• DeWitt Valentine Carroll (b. 1860) — also known as D. V. Carroll — of Mizpah, Stokes County, N.C. Born in Stokes County, N.C., 1860. Republican. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Stokes County, 1913. Baptist. Member, Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ray G. Carson — of Taylorsville, Alexander County, N.C. Born in Taylorsville, Alexander County, N.C. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate 28th District, 1935. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Junior Order. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold Dunbar Cooley (1897-1974) — also known as Harold D. Cooley — of Nashville, Nash County, N.C. Born in Nashville, Nash County, N.C., July 26, 1897. Son of Roger A. Pryor Cooley and Hattie (Davis) Cooley; married 1923 to Madeline Matilda Strickland. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1932; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1934-67. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Junior Order; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Died of emphysema in Wilson, Wilson County, N.C., January 15, 1974. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Nashville, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Lee Cornwell (b. 1872) — also known as John L. Cornwell — of Spring Hope, Nash County, N.C. Born near Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., September 4, 1872. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Nash County, 1911-13. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Locke Craig (1860-1924) — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Bertie County, N.C., August 16, 1860. Son of Andrew Murdock Craig and Clarissa Rebecca (Gillam) Craig; married, November 18, 1891, to Annie Burgin. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1892, 1896; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1900; Governor of North Carolina, 1913-17. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died June 9, 1924. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
  
  
• Edmund Dean Crisp (1850-1925) — also known as E. D. Crisp — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Caldwell County, N.C., November 5, 1850. Democrat. Baptist minister; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Caldwell County, 1913. Baptist. Died December 13, 1925. Interment at Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
  
  
• Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1825-1903) — also known as Jabez L. M. Curry — of Talladega, Talladega County, Ala.; Washington, D.C. Born near Double Branches, Lincoln County, Ga., June 5, 1825. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1853-57; U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1857-61; Delegate from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Alabama in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; president, Howard College, Alabama, 1866-68; college professor; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1885-88. Baptist. Died near Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., February 12, 1903. Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Walter Eugene Daniel (b. 1859) — also known as W. E. Daniel — of Weldon, Halifax County, N.C. Born in Weldon, Halifax County, N.C., August 14, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; member of North Carolina state senate 4th District, 1907, 1913. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Warren Davis (1867-1945) — also known as J. Warren Davis — of Salem, Salem County, N.J.; Lawrenceville, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, N.C., March 4, 1867. Son of John S. Davis and Emmie Virginia (Sawyer) Davis; married, June 14, 1913, to Marguerite N. Gay. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state senate from Salem County, 1912-13; resigned 1913; U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, 1913-16; U.S. District Judge for New Jersey, 1916-20; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1920-39. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Kappa Sigma. Died February 21, 1945. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Marion Leslie Davis (b. 1879) — also known as M. Leslie Davis — of Beaufort, Carteret County, N.C. Born in Beaufort, Carteret County, N.C., August 9, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Carteret County, 1907; member of North Carolina state senate 7th District, 1911-13. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Bennett Deane (1898-1969) — also known as Charles B. Deane — of Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C. Born in Ansonville Township, Anson County, N.C., November 1, 1898. Son of John Leaird Deane and Florence (Boyette) Deane; married, October 15, 1927, to Agnes Walker Cree. Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond County Register of Deeds, 1926-34; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1947-57. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., November 24, 1969. Interment at Eastside Cemetery, Rockingham, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• David P. Dellinger — of Cherryville, Gaston County, N.C.; Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born near Cherryville, Gaston County, N.C. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Gaston County, 1909, 1913. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Khorassan; Knights of Pythias. Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Cherryville, N.C.
  
  
• William Augustus Devin (b. 1871) — also known as William A. Devin — of Oxford, Granville County, N.C. Born in Granville County, N.C., July 12, 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County, 1911-13; superior court judge in North Carolina 10th District, 1935; associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1935-40; appointed 1935. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Kappa Alpha Order. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Archer R. Dunning (b. 1877) — of Robersonville, Martin County, N.C.; Williamston, Martin County, N.C. Born in Aulander, Bertie County, N.C., October 2, 1877. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Martin County, 1913. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Fay Webb Gardner (b. 1885) — also known as Fay Lamar Webb; Mrs. O. Max Gardner — of Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C. Born in Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., September 7, 1885. Daughter of James Landrum Webb and Kansas Love (Andrews) Webb; married, November 6, 1907, to Oliver Max Gardner. Democrat. Executive and stylist, Cleveland Cloth Mills of Shelby, N.C.; member of North Carolina Democratic State Committee, 1929; member of North Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948, 1952. Female. Baptist. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; United Daughters of the Confederacy; Colonial Dames. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Gardner family of North Carolina
  • Books about O. Max Gardner: Joseph L. Morrison, Governor O. Max Gardner : A Power in North Carolina and New Deal Washington (out of print)
  
  
• Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) — also known as O. Max Gardner — of Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C. Born in Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., March 22, 1882. Son of Oliver Perry Gardner (M.D.) and Margaret (Blanton) Gardner; married, November 6, 1907, to Fay Lamar Webb; brother of Bessie Gardner (who married Clyde Roark Hoey). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; chair of Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member of North Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member of North Carolina state senate, 1911, 1915; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924, 1932, 1940, 1944; Governor of North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Odd Fellows; Sigma Nu. Died February 6, 1947. Interment at Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
  • See also Gardner family of North Carolina
  
  
• William Earnest Garrison (b. 1892) — also known as W. E. Garrison — of Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C. Born in Lincoln County, N.C., March 2, 1892. Son of William L. Garrison and Docia (Clanton) Garrison. Democrat. Building contractor; real estate business; member of North Carolina state senate 25th District, 1955-56, 1959. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edwin Lee Gavin (b. 1888) — also known as Edwin L. Gavin — of Roseboro, Sampson County, N.C.; Sanford, Lee County, N.C. Born in Giddinsville, Sampson County, N.C., August 17, 1888. Son of Edward Lewis Gavin and Minnie Irene (Darden) Gavin; married to Mamie Florence Caudle. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1919-21; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1928-32; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1950. Baptist. Member, Junior Order; Moose; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Philip Pittman Godwin, Sr. (c.1924-2001) — also known as Philip P. Godwin, Sr. — of Gatesville, Gates County, N.C. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-72; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1971-72; member of North Carolina state senate, 1973. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died, in the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, Va., December 12, 2001. Interment at Gatesville Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
  
  
• Thomas Jackson Gold (b. 1879) — also known as Thomas J. Gold — of High Point, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., April 11, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County, 1913. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Junior Order; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Woodrow Wilson Goode (b. 1938) — also known as W. Wilson Goode — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born near Seaboard, Northampton County, N.C., August 19, 1938. Democrat. Mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1984-92. Black. Baptist. Still living as of 1992.
  • Books by W. Wilson Goode: In Goode Faith (1992)
  
  
• Augustus Washington Graham (1849-1936) — of Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C.; Oxford, Granville County, N.C. Born in Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., June 8, 1849. Nephew of James Graham; son of William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) and Susannah Sarah (Washington) Graham (1816-1890); brother of John Washington Graham, William Alexander Graham (1839-1923) and Susan Washington Graham (1851-1909) (who married Walter Clark); married, November 21, 1876, to Lucy Ann Horner. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1885; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1895-96; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1901-05, 1909, 1913; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1909; president, American Cotton and Grain Exchange, 1919-22. Baptist. Died October 12, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Graham family of North Carolina
  
  
• William Alexander Graham (1839-1923) — also known as William A. Graham — of Lincoln County, N.C. Born in Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., December 26, 1839. Nephew of James Graham; son of William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) and Susannah Sarah (Washington) Graham (1816-1890); brother of John Washington Graham, Augustus Washington Graham and Susan Washington Graham (1851-1909) (who married Walter Clark); married to Julia Lane (1845-1909) and Sallie Hill Clark (1864-1936). Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; planter; member of North Carolina state senate, 1874-75, 1879; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1905; North Carolina commissioner of agriculture, 1908-23; died in office 1923. Baptist. Died December 24, 1923. Interment at Machpelah Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C.
  • See also Graham family of North Carolina
  
  
• Clyde Ray Greene (b. 1898) — also known as Clyde R. Greene — of Boone, Watauga County, N.C. Born in Meat Camp, Watauga County, N.C., January 31, 1898. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1946, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1952; candidate for North Carolina state treasurer, 1968. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lloyd Eldon Griffin (b. 1893) — also known as L. E. Griffin — of Edenton, Chowan County, N.C. Born in Belvidere, Perquimans County, N.C., January 14, 1893. Son of C. N. Griffin and Mary (Perry) Griffin; married 1922 to Belle Walters. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 1st District, 1935; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John W. Hall (b. 1880) — of Danbury, Stokes County, N.C. Born near East Bend, Yadkin County, N.C., July 24, 1880. Republican. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 27th District, 1913. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; father of Franklin Wills Hancock III. Democrat. Lawyer; 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; Rotary; Kappa Alpha Order. Died in Oxford, Granville County, N.C., January 23, 1969. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Franklin Wills Hancock III (b. 1918) — also known as Wills Hancock III — of Oxford, Granville County, N.C. Born in Oxford, Granville County, N.C., June 1, 1918. Son of Lucy Osborn (Landis) Hancock and Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr.. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate business; farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-48; member of North Carolina state senate, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 1959.
  
  
• William Johnson Hannah (b. 1867) — also known as William J. Hannah — of Waynesville, Haywood County, N.C. Born in Cataloochee, Haywood County, N.C., 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of North Carolina state senate 37th District, 1913. Baptist. Member, Junior Order; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Rufus Lafayette Haymore (b. 1851) — also known as Rufus L. Haymore — of Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C. Born in Surry County, N.C., 1851. Republican. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Surry County, 1909, 1913; member of North Carolina state senate, 1911. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) — also known as Brooks Hays — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in London, Pope County, Ark., August 9, 1898. Son of Adelbert Steele Hays and Sallie (Butler) Hays; married, February 2, 1922, to Marian Prather. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Democratic National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Lions; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Chi; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., October 11, 1981. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John D. Hayworth, Jr. (b. 1958) — also known as John D. Hayworth; J. D. Hayworth — of Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in High Point, Guilford County, N.C., July 12, 1958. Republican. Television reporter; U.S. Representative from Arizona, 1995-2007 (6th District 1995-2003, 5th District 2003-07). Baptist. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Willie Gathrel Hefner (b. 1930) — also known as W. G. 'Bill' Hefner — of Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C. Born in Elora, Lincoln County, Tenn., April 11, 1930. Democrat. Owner and president, radio station WRKB, Kannapolis, N.C.; Gospel music singer with Harvester's Quartet, 1954-67; television performer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1975-99. Baptist. Still living as of 1999.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Jesse Alexander Helms (b. 1921) — also known as Jesse Helms — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Monroe, Union County, N.C., October 18, 1921. Son of Jesse Helms; married, October 31, 1942, to Dorothy Jane 'Dot' Coble. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003. Baptist. Member, Young Americans for Freedom; Freemasons; Exchange Club; Rotary. Still living as of 2003.
  • Cross-reference: Terrence William Boyle
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by Jesse Helms: Here's Where I Stand : A Memoir (2005)
  
  
• Franklin P. Hobgood, Jr. (b. 1872) — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Granville County, N.C., December 17, 1872. Son of Franklin P. Hobgood. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1911, 1913 (21st District 1911, 20th District 1913). Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Waighstill Hodges (b. 1866) — also known as John W. Hodges — of Boone, Watauga County, N.C. Born in Grainger County, Tenn., April 2, 1866. Republican. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Watauga County, 1913. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel E. Hogg (1783-1842) — of Tennessee. Born in Caswell County, N.C., April 18, 1783. Father-in-law of Isaac Thomas Lenoir. Democrat. Physician; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1813-15; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1817-19. Baptist. Died in Rutherford County, Tenn., May 28, 1842. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  • See also Lenoir family of North Carolina
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John N. Howell (1807-1882) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., 1807. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1844-45. Baptist. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1882. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
  
  
• Robert Lee Humber (1898-1970) — of Greenville, Pitt County, N.C. Born in Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., May 30, 1898. Son of Robert Lee Humber and Lena Clyde (Davis) Humber; married, October 16, 1929, to Lucie Berthier. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Rhodes scholar; lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956; member of North Carolina state senate 5th District, 1959-64. Baptist. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Farm Bureau; National Trust for Historic Preservation; United World Federalists; American Legion; Rotary; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died November 10, 1970. Interment at Cherry Hill Cemetery, Greenville, N.C.
  
  
• Wilbur Morton Jolly (b. 1916) — also known as Wilbur M. Jolly — of Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C. Born in Ayden, Pitt County, N.C., January 16, 1916. Son of William O. Jolly and Cornelia (Mumford) Jolly. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 6th District, 1957-59. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Lions. Still living as of 1959.
  
  
• Walter Beaman Jones (1913-1992) — also known as Walter B. Jones — of Farmville, Pitt County, N.C. Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., August 19, 1913. Father of Walter Beaman Jones, Jr.. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-59; member of North Carolina state senate, 1965-66; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1966-92; died in office 1992. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Junior Order; Moose; Rotary. Died in Norfolk, Va., September 15, 1992. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• John Richard Jordan, Jr. (b. 1921) — also known as John R. Jordan, Jr. — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Winton, Hertford County, N.C., January 16, 1921. Son of John R. Jordan, Sr. and Ina Love (Mitchell) Jordan. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956; member of North Carolina state senate 13th District, 1959. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Lions; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Alpha. Still living as of 1959.
  
  
• James Yadkin Joyner (b. 1862) — also known as James Y. Joyner — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Davidson County, N.C., August 7, 1862. School teacher; lawyer; college professor; North Carolina superintendent of public instruction, 1902-19. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frederick Rulfs Keith (b. 1900) — also known as Fred R. Keith — of St. Pauls, Robeson County, N.C.; Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., December 25, 1900. Son of Benjamin Franklin Keith and Lillie (Rulfs) Keith; married, November 24, 1927, to Grace Butler. Republican. Realtor; farmer; hardware store owner; banker; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1964. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Tau Kappa Epsilon. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Hosea Kerr (1873-1958) — also known as John H. Kerr — of Warrenton, Warren County, N.C. Born in Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C., December 31, 1873. Grandnephew of John Kerr; son of Capt. John H. Kerr and Eliza Katherine (Yancey) Kerr; married to Ella Foote. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1923-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died June 21, 1958. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
  • See also Settle-Kerr family of North Carolina
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alvin Paul Kitchin (1908-1983) — also known as A. Paul Kitchin — of Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C. Born in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, N.C., September 13, 1908. Grandson of William Hodges Kitchin; nephew of William Walton Kitchin and Claude Kitchin. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1957-63. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died in Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C., October 22, 1983. Interment at East View Cemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.
  • See also Kitchin family of North Carolina
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Ray Lackey, Sr. (b. 1925) — 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, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Moose. Still living as of 1959.
  
  
• I. Beverly Lake, Jr. (b. 1934) — of North Carolina. Born in 1934. Son of Isaac Beverly Lake. Member of North Carolina state senate; elected 1976, 1978; Republican candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1980; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1985-92; associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1992-93, 1995-2000; chief justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 2001-. Baptist. Still living as of 2001.
  
  
• Isaac Beverly Lake (1906-1996) — also known as I. Beverly Lake — of Wake Forest, Wake County, N.C. Born in Wake Forest, Wake County, N.C., August 29, 1906. Son of James L. Lake and Lula (Caldwell) Lake; married to Gertrude Bell; father of I. Beverly Lake, Jr.. Lawyer; law professor; candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1960, 1964; associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1965-78. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in 1996. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edwin Sidney Lanier (b. 1901) — also known as Edwin S. Lanier — of Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C. Born near Metter, Candler County, Ga., July 19, 1901. Son of Richard Lanier and Hassie (Banks) Lanier. Democrat. Mayor of Chapel Hill, N.C., 1949-55; member of North Carolina state senate 16th District, 1957-59. Baptist. Member, Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Davis Larkins, Jr. (b. 1909) — also known as John D. Larkins, Jr. — of Trenton, Jones County, N.C. Born in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tenn., June 8, 1909. Son of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins; married, March 15, 1930, to Pauline Murrill. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 7th District, 1936-44, 1948-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1956, 1960; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of North Carolina Democratic Party, 1952-54; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1954-58; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 1958-60; candidate for nomination for Governor of North Carolina, 1960; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1967. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Woodmen; Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Alton Asa Lennon (1906-1986) — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., August 17, 1906. Son of Rosser Yates Lennon and Minnie (High) Lennon; married, October 12, 1933, to Karine Welch. Democrat. Lawyer; recorder's court judge in North Carolina, 1934-42; member of North Carolina state senate, 1947, 1951; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1953-54; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1957-73. Baptist. Member, Moose; Odd Fellows. Died December 28, 1986. Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Ballard Lenoir (1775-1852) — of Tennessee. Born in Wilkes County, N.C., September 1, 1775. Son-in-law of Waightstill Avery; father of Isaac Thomas Lenoir. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1815-17. Baptist. Died in Roane County (part now in Loudon County), Tenn., December 14, 1852. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Loudon County, Tenn.
  • See also Lenoir family of North Carolina
  
  
• Scott Wike Lucas (1892-1968) — also known as Scott W. Lucas — of Havana, Mason County, Ill. Born near Chandlerville, Cass County, Ill., February 19, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1935-39; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1939-51; defeated, 1950. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion. Professional baseball player, 3-I League, three years. Died in Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C., February 22, 1968. Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Mark Majette (b. 1865) — of Columbia, Tyrrell County, N.C. Born in Como, Hertford County, N.C., September 19, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Tyrrell County, 1909-13. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles B. Mashburn — of Marshall, Madison County, N.C. Born in McDowell County, N.C. Republican. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County, 1893; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904; member of North Carolina state senate 35th District, 1913. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Hayes McNeill (b. 1877) — also known as Robert H. McNeill — of Jefferson, Ashe County, N.C.; Iredell County, N.C. Born in Wilkes County, N.C., April 25, 1877. Republican. Candidate for superior court judge in North Carolina, 1901; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904, 1948; candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1940. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Medford (b. 1909) — of Waynesville, Haywood County, N.C. Born in Bryson City, Swain County, N.C., January 29, 1909. Son of A. T. Medford and Verna (Welch) Medford; married 1940 to Martha Mock. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1947-48, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1961-69. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary. Still living as of 1969.
  
  
• Grady Mercer (b. 1906) — of Beulaville, Duplin County, N.C. Born in Beulaville, Duplin County, N.C., January 18, 1906. Son of Louis Albert Mercer and Frances (Grady) Mercer; married 1934 to Mary Harriett Scarborough. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; county judge in North Carolina; member of North Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Woodmen. Still living as of 1959.
  
  
• Wayland Mitchell (b. 1871) — of Lewiston, Bertie County, N.C. Born in Bertie County, N.C., September 9, 1871. Democrat. Physician; farmer; member of North Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1919, 1935. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Motley Morehead (1870-1965) — also known as John M. Morehead — of Rye, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Spray, Rockingham County, N.C., November 3, 1870. Son of James Turner Morehead and Elizabeth (Connally) Morehead. Republican. Mayor of Rye, N.Y., 1925-30; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1930-33; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Society of the Cincinnati; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in 1965. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Burren Morgan (b. 1925) — also known as Robert Morgan — of Lillington, Harnett County, N.C. Born in Lillington, Harnett County, N.C., October 5, 1925. Son of James Harvey Morgan and Alice (Butts) Morgan. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 12th District, 1955-67; North Carolina state attorney general, 1969-74; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1975-81; defeated, 1980. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary; Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Foster Morgan (b. 1922) — also known as Robert F. Morgan — of Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C. Born in Anderson County, S.C., June 24, 1922. Son of O. Z. Morgan and Minnietta (Foster) Morgan; married 1953 to Ruth Norment Moore. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of North Carolina state senate 27th District, 1953-59. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Jaycees; Rotary. Still living as of 1959.
  
  
• Z. V. Morgan — of Hamlet, Richmond County, N.C. Born in Marshville, Union County, N.C. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 18th District, 1935. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John P. Patton — of Flat Rock, Henderson County, N.C. Born in Henderson County, N.C. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Henderson County, 1913. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• David Eugene Price (b. 1940) — also known as David E. Price — of Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C. Born in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tenn., August 17, 1940. Democrat. Legislative aide, U.S. Senator E. L. 'Bob' Bartlett, 1963-67; university professor; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1983-84; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1987-95, 1997-; defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000, 2004. Baptist. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Ralph Heyward Ramsey, Jr. (b. 1900) — also known as Ralph Ramsey, Jr. — of Brevard, Transylvania County, N.C. Born in Wedgefield, Sumter County, S.C., April 7, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1935. Baptist. Member, Kiwanis; Pi Kappa Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ralph James Scott (1905-1983) — of Danbury, Stokes County, N.C. Born near Pinnacle, Surry County, N.C., October 15, 1905. Son of Samuel Martin Scott and Daisy (Cook) Scott; married, November 30, 1929, to Verna Viola Denny. Democrat. Chair of Stokes County Democratic Party, 1935; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1936-37; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1957-67. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Died in Danbury, Stokes County, N.C., August 5, 1983. Interment at Pinnacle Baptist Church Cemetery, Pinnacle, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Herbert Floyd Seawell (b. 1869) — also known as Herbert F. Seawell — of Carthage, Moore County, N.C. Born in Duplin County, N.C., August 8, 1869. Son of Virgil Newton Seawell and Ellen (Croom) Seawell; married, July 30, 1895, to Ella McNeill. Republican. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1910-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1924 (alternate), 1928; candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1928. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Mitchell Lee Shipman (b. 1866) — also known as Mitchell L. Shipman — of Henderson County, N.C. Born in Bowman's Bluff, Henderson County, N.C., December 31, 1866. North Carolina commissioner of labor, 1909-25. Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon League; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Cuthbert Sikes (b. 1880) — also known as J. C. Sikes — of Monroe, Union County, N.C. Born in Union County, N.C., August 31, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Union County, 1911-13. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) — also known as James O. Simpkins — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., January 29, 1923. Son of James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins; married 1944 to Evelyn Christine Brewer. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; jeweler; member of North Carolina