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Robert Brownlee Currey (1774-1848) —
also known as Robert B. Currey —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in North Carolina, 1774.
Postmaster; mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1822-24.
Died near Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
8, 1848 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Relatives:
Married to Jane Gray Owen (1792-1867). |
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"As he had lived, an Humble and Devoted Christian." |
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memorial |
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Robert Dick Douglas (b. 1875) —
also known as Robert D. Douglas —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., April 7,
1875.
Son of Robert
Martin Douglas and Jessie M. (Dick) Douglas.
Republican. Lawyer; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1900-01; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1904;
newspaper
editor; postmaster.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Cephus Anderson Jonas and Martha Dianna (Scronce) Jonas.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel and director, Midland Oil Company;
postmaster; delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1928,
1940,
1944;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1915-19; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-29, 1935-37; 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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Osmund Fairworth Pool (1874-1955) —
also known as Osmund F. Pool —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Alexander
County, N.C., February
24, 1874.
Son of James
Benjamin Pool and Elizabeth (Teague) Pool (1842-1906).
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; school teacher
and principal; hotel
owner; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1925; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1928;
postmaster.
Died, from nephrosclerosis,
in Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C., February
25, 1955 (age 81 years, 1
days).
Interment at Taylorsville
Cemetery, Taylorsville, N.C.
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Dewey Little Raymer, Sr. (1880-1959) —
also known as D. L. Raymer —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Iredell
County, N.C., April 30,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
postmaster; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1924;
member of North
Carolina state senate.
Died in Iredell
County, N.C., March 23,
1959 (age 78 years, 327
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Statesville, N.C.
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