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Charles Laban Abernethy (1872-1955) —
also known as Charles L. Abernethy —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Burke
County, N.C., March
18, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1922-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Elks; Woodmen;
Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., February
23, 1955 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally
Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Civitan;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Fate James Beal (1909-1978) —
also known as Fate J. Beal —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., June 17,
1909.
Lawyer;
Republican candidate for North
Carolina state senate, 1946; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1950; county
judge in North Carolina, 1960-67; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1967-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died September
3, 1978 (age 69 years, 78
days).
Interment at Blue
Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, N.C.
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John Alonzo Bolick (b. 1872) —
also known as J. A. Bolick —
of Saluda, Polk
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., December, 1872.
Democrat. Mayor of Saluda, N.C., 1910-11; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Polk County, 1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen;
Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Burial location unknown.
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Sumter C. Brawley (1878-1961) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C., April 8,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Durham County,
1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1924,
1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died June 22,
1961 (age 83 years, 75
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Durham, N.C.
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James Edgar Broyhill (1892-1988) —
also known as J. E. Broyhill —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Boomer, Wilkes
County, N.C., May 5,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; furniture
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1948-64; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., July 1,
1988 (age 96 years, 57
days).
Interment at Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Boomer, N.C.
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Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) —
also known as Alfred L. Bulwinkle —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
21, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1921-29, 1931-50 (9th
District 1921-29, 1931-33, 10th District 1933-43, 11th District
1943-50); died in office 1950.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Moose; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Lions.
Died in Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., August
31, 1950 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Gastonia, N.C.
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Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale
Jr.; "King of Pork" —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Grocer; lawyer;
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,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Lions;
Farm
Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Died in Fairfax,
Va., June 28,
2010 (age 92 years, 220
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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David McKenzie Clark (b. 1885) —
also known as D. M. Clark —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax
County, N.C., 1885.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Pitt County, 1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Jerome Bayard Clark (1882-1959) —
also known as J. Bayard Clark —
of Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C.; Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Born near Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C., April 5,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Bank of
Elizabethtown, 1910-22; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Bladen County,
1915-16; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1929-49 (6th District
1929-33, 7th District 1933-49).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
26, 1959 (age 77 years, 143
days).
Interment at Cross
Creek Cemetery No. 3, Fayetteville, N.C.
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Theodore Gettys Cobb (b. 1867) —
also known as Theodore G. Cobb —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., May 9,
1867.
Mayor
of Morganton, N.C., 1903-04; chief clerk, North Carolina House of
Representatives, 1909, 1911, 1913.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of R. A. Cobb and Matilda (Falls) Cobb; married, December
14, 1887, to Martha Ella Kincaid. |
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Orus Reid Coffield (1876-1965) —
also known as O. R. Coffield —
of Ellenboro, Rutherford
County, N.C.
Born in Harnett
County, N.C., December
3, 1876.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rutherford County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died July 7,
1965 (age 88 years, 216
days).
Interment at Hopewell
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ellenboro, N.C.
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George Whitfield Connor (1872-1938) —
also known as George W. Connor —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., October
24, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wilson County,
1909-14; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1913-14;
superior court judge in North Carolina 2nd District, 1921; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-38; died in office 1938.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Knights of Pythias.
Died April
23, 1938 (age 65 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. G. Connor and Kate (Whitfield) Connor; married to Bessie
Hadley. |
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Arthur Benjamin Corey (b. 1891) —
also known as Arthur B. Corey —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Winterville, Pitt
County, N.C., December
10, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Redmen;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Lyman Cox (b. 1883) —
also known as Albert L. Cox —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
1, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1909; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916-17; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; candidate for Presidential Elector for North
Carolina; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Willowdale
Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
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Locke Craig (1860-1924) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Bertie
County, N.C., August
16, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1900; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1916;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1913-17.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died June 9,
1924 (age 63 years, 298
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Angus Cromartie (b. 1874) —
of Garland, Bladen
County, N.C.
Born in Bladen
County, N.C., June, 1874.
Democrat. Farmer; Bladen
County Superintendent of Schools, 1902-12; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Bladen County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Cromartie and Julia (Clark) Cromartie; married, December
23, 1903, to Annie Belle Black. |
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Charles B. Deaver (b. 1875) —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in February, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Transylvania County,
1913-16.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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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,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Cherryville, N.C.
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James Allan Dunn (b. 1894) —
also known as J. Allan Dunn —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born September
2, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; Rowan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-32; county judge in North
Carolina, 1932-34; member of North
Carolina state senate 21st District, 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Murdoch Dunn and Lucy Anne (Mountford) Dunn; married 1927 to Lois
Eugenia Sanford. |
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Samuel James Ervin Jr. (1896-1985) —
also known as Sam J. Ervin, Jr. —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
27, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931; chair of
Burke County Democratic Party, 1924; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-37; superior
court judge in North Carolina, 1937-43; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1946-47; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1948-54; appointed 1948; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Historical Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order
of Ahepa; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Junior
Order; Newcomen
Society; Sigma
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., April
23, 1985 (age 88 years, 208
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.; statue at County Courthouse Grounds, Morganton, N.C.
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Garland Sevier Ferguson Jr. (1878-1963) —
also known as Garland S. Ferguson —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C., May 30,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for Southern Railway,
1903-18; assistant general counsel for Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry
Dock Company, 1918-21; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1927-49;
chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died April
12, 1963 (age 84 years, 317
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Garland Sevier Ferguson and Sarah Frances (Norwood) Ferguson;
married, October
30, 1907, to Margaret Merrimon. |
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Robert Haines Frazier (1899-1978) —
also known as Robert H. Frazier —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
8, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Greensboro, N.C., 1951-55.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Society for International Law; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., August
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 225
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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William Earnest Garrison (1892-1964) —
also known as W. E. Garrison —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., March 2,
1892.
Democrat. Building
contractor; real estate
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1955-56, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died December
2, 1964 (age 72 years, 275
days).
Interment at Hollybrook
Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
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Edwin Lee Gavin (1888-1972) —
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.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
mayor of Roseboro, N.C., 1912-14; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1919-20; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1928-32;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1950; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Missionary
Baptist. Member, Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Moose;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, of peritonitis,
in Lee County Hospital,
Sanford, Lee
County, N.C., May 5,
1972 (age 83 years, 262
days).
Interment at Buffalo
Cemetery, Sanford, N.C.
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Lloyd Lee Gravely (1889-1953) —
also known as Lloyd L. Gravely —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Danville,
Va., December
5, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco
buyer; manager, tobacco
products factory; director and general manager, China America Tobacco
Co.; director, Standard Insurance
and Realty
Co.; mayor
of Rocky Mount, N.C., 1925-28; member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1929-32, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died March 6,
1953 (age 63 years, 91
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mallie Asa Griffin (b. 1869) —
also known as M. A. Griffin —
of Stanhope, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Stanhope, Wake
County, N.C., May 19,
1869.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wake County, 1913-14.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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John Bryan Grimes (1868-1923) —
also known as J. Bryan Grimes —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., June 3,
1868.
Democrat. Planter;
member, North Carolina Board of Agriculture, 1899-1900; president, Tobacco
Growers Association of North Carolina; secretary
of state of North Carolina, 1901-23; died in office 1923.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died January
16, 1923 (age 54 years, 227
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bryan Grimes and Charlotte Emily (Bryan) Grimes; married, November
14, 1894, to Mary Octavia Laughinghouse; married 1904 to
Elizabeth Forest Laughinghouse. |
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Edward Carney Hackney (1856-1903) —
also known as Edward C. Hackney —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Chatham
County, N.C., May 30,
1856.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1882-83.
Baptist.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., March
10, 1903 (age 46 years, 284
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Thomas Newberry Hall (1869-1928) —
also known as Thomas N. Hall —
of Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Rowan
County, N.C., May 4,
1869.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Iredell County,
1913-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C., March 2,
1928 (age 58 years, 303
days).
Interment at Willow Valley Cemetery, Mooresville, N.C.
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Clyde Roark Hoey (1877-1954) —
also known as Clyde R. Hoey —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., December
11, 1877.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1919-21; Governor of
North Carolina, 1937-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1941-44; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1945-54; died in office 1954;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54; died in
office 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Knights of Pythias; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Chi.
Died from a stroke,
at his desk in his congressional office,
in Washington,
D.C., May 12,
1954 (age 76 years, 152
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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Allan Denny Ivie (b. 1873) —
also known as A. D. Ivie —
of Leaksville (now part of Eden), Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Patrick
County, Va., May 3,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911, 1913-14 (20th District 1911, 19th
District 1913-14).
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Sterling Ivie and Sallie (Scales) Ivie; married, October
11, 1905, to Annie McKinney. |
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Edwin Bedford Jeffress (1887-1961) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Canton, Haywood
County, N.C., May 29,
1887.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Greensboro, N.C., 1925-29; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C., May 23,
1961 (age 73 years, 359
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of C. J. Jeffress and Emma (Osborn) Jeffress; married to Louise
Adams. |
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memorial |
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Charles Andrew Jonas (1876-1955) —
also known as Charles A. Jonas —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., August
14, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel and director, Midland Oil
Company; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940,
1944;
member of North
Carolina state senate 30th District, 1915-18; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-30, 1935-38; member
of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1927-40; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1929-31;
defeated, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1931-32;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Modern
Woodmen; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died May 25,
1955 (age 78 years, 284
days).
Interment at Hollybrook
Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
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John Worth Kern (1849-1917) —
also known as John W. Kern —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Alto, Howard
County, Ind., December
20, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1870; Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1885-89; member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-97; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1900, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1904,
1908,
1912
(chair, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1908; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1911-17; defeated, 1916.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died of tuberculosis
and uremic
poisoning, in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., August
17, 1917 (age 67 years, 240
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Botetourt County, Va.; reinterment
in 1929 at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Elijah M. Koonce (b. 1857) —
of Jacksonville, Onslow
County, N.C.
Born in Onslow
County, N.C., October
9, 1857.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Onslow County,
1905-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1908.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; director, Gulf Life
Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Blue
Key; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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George Bascom Mason (b. 1891) —
also known as George B. Mason —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Dallas, Gaston
County, N.C., March
28, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 26th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Angus Wilton McLean (1870-1935) —
also known as Angus W. McLean —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., April
20, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; Robeson
County Attorney, 1892-1904; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1932;
member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1916-24; Governor of
North Carolina, 1925-29.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Sons of
the Revolution; Knights of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 21,
1935 (age 65 years, 62
days).
Entombed at Meadowbrook
Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
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Benjamin Franklin McMillan (b. 1853) —
also known as B. F. McMillan —
of Red Springs, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Red Springs, Robeson
County, N.C., November
8, 1853.
Democrat. Physician;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Robeson County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Randolph Mintz (b. 1883) —
also known as Fred R. Mintz —
of Mt. Olive, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Southport, Brunswick
County, N.C., May 11,
1883.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wayne County,
1913-16.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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James Ward Morris (1890-1960) —
also known as James W. Morris —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C., November
14, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1916,
1936
(alternate); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Associate
Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
1939-60; died in office 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died November
15, 1960 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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Walter Murphy (b. 1872) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
24, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County, 1897,
1901-07, 1913-14, 1921-22; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1898; candidate
for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Knights of Pythias; Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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George Langdon Peterson (b. 1877) —
also known as George L. Peterson —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born March 7,
1877.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of North
Carolina state senate 14th District, 1913-14.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Franklin Peterson and Mary Elizabeth (Purvis) Peterson; married
to Nettie Chesnutt. |
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George C. Pickard (1855-1924) —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Alamance
County, N.C., October
7, 1855.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Orange County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died August
14, 1924 (age 68 years, 312
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Romulus R. Ross (b. 1850) —
of Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., November
30, 1850.
Democrat. Randolph
County Sheriff, 1890-94; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1908;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Randolph County,
1913-14; postmaster at Asheboro,
N.C., 1914-22.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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John L. Scott Jr. —
of Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.
Democrat. Bank
president; cotton
manufacturer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909-10, 1913-14 (19th District 1909-10,
18th District 1913-14).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James S. Scott and Margaret Elizabeth (Donnell) Scott; married, January
9, 1884, to Fannie L. Brady. |
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Mitchell Lee Shipman (b. 1866) —
also known as Mitchell L. Shipman —
of Transylvania
County, N.C.; Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Bowman's Bluff, Henderson
County, N.C., December
31, 1866.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; Transylvania
County School Superintendent, 1892-95; chair of
Henderson County Democratic Party, 1898-1906; North
Carolina commissioner of labor, 1909-25.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order; Royal
Arcanum; Anti-Saloon
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. M. Shipman and Martha A. (Dawson) Shipman; married, July 12,
1896, to Lula Osborne. |
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Meredith Pinxton Snyder (1859-1937) —
also known as Meredith P. Snyder; Pinky
Snyder —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., October
22, 1859.
Democrat. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1896-98, 1900-04, 1919-21; defeated,
1898, 1904, 1917, 1921.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died of bladder
cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 7,
1937 (age 77 years, 167
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Oliver Alexander Swaringen (b. 1895) —
also known as O. A. Swaringen —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., October
10, 1895.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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T. T. Thorne (b. 1867) —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born August
9, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1907-08, 1911-14 (7th District 1907-08,
1911-12, 6th District 1913-14).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of T. T. Thorne and Mary D. Thorne; married 1892 to Louise
C. Fountain. |
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Charles Slover Wallace (b. 1864) —
also known as Charles S. Wallace —
of Morehead City, Carteret
County, N.C.
Born in Portsmouth, Carteret
County, N.C., December
2, 1864.
Democrat. Mayor
of Morehead City, N.C., 1906-08; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Carteret County,
1909-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1924,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Herbert Weatherspoon (1884-1972) —
also known as W. H. Weatherspoon —
of Laurinburg, Scotland
County, N.C.
Born in Durham
County, N.C., February
7, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Scotland County,
1911-14.
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1972
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Ransom Williams (b. 1883) —
also known as R. R. Williams —
of Catawba
County, N.C.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., April
21, 1883.
Democrat. Catawba
County Superintendent of Schools, 1904-06; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County,
1911-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. M. Williams and Fannie (Ransom) Williams. |
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William Penn Wood (b. 1843) —
also known as William P. Wood —
of Randolph
County, N.C.
Born in Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C., May 2,
1843.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Randolph
County Treasurer, 1890-94; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1901; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Randolph County,
1905-08; North
Carolina state auditor, 1911-21.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Foster Young (b. 1870) —
also known as Ernest F. Young —
of Dunn, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Dinwiddie
County, Va., March
22, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Harnett County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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