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• Hugh Quincy Alexander (1911-1989) — of Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, N.C. Born near Glendon, Moore County, N.C., August 7, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-49; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1953-63; defeated, 1962. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Died September 17, 1989. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas B. Allen (b. 1864) — of Hendersonville, Henderson County, N.C. Born in Mills River, Henderson County, N.C., December 8, 1864. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1913. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Wade Barber (b. 1893) — of Pittsboro, Chatham County, N.C. Born in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N.C., 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1939-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948, 1952. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Graham Arthur Barden (1896-1967) — also known as Graham A. Barden — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Born in Turkey Township, Sampson County, N.C., September 25, 1896. Son of James Jefferson Barden and Mary Robinson (James) Barden; married, December 20, 1922, to Agnes Foy. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Craven County Judge, 1920-24; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1933; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1935-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., January 29, 1967. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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• Russell Newton Barringer (b. 1903) — also known as Russell N. Barringer — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Newton, Catawba County, N.C., March 1, 1903. Son of Hamilton Belton Barringer and Jasey (McKenzie) Barringer; married, August 16, 1926, to MaeLee Page. Republican. Lumber business; furniture business; member of North Carolina Republican State Executive Committee, 1932-72; treasurer of North Carolina Republican Party, 1966-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1968 (alternate), 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., December 8, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; 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, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Civitan; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 12, 2002. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Samuel Murphey Bason (b. 1894) — also known as Sam M. Bason — of Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C. Born in Swepsonville, Alamance County, N.C., December 5, 1894. Son of William Henry Bason and Flora Green (Murphey) Bason; married 1921 to Martha E. Hatchett. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Bank of Yanceyville; owner, Caswell Insurance and Realty Company; director, North Carolina Railroad; member of North Carolina state senate 15th District, 1947-48, 1953-54, 1959. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Father of Beverly T. Beal. 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, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died September 3, 1978. Interment at Blue Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, N.C.
  
  
• Marsden Bellamy (b. 1878) — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., December 4, 1878. Son of Marsden Bellamy . Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 10th District, 1913. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Junior Order; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Blount (1749-1800) — Born in Windsor, Bertie County, N.C., March 26, 1749. Son of Jacob Blount and Barbara (Gray) Blount; married, February 12, 1778, to Mary Grainger; brother of Thomas Blount; half-brother of William Blount (1768-1835); father of William Grainger Blount. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1781, 1783; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-83, 1786-87; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of North Carolina state senate, 1788; Governor of Southwest Territory, 1790-96; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1796-97; member of Tennessee state senate, 1798-1800; died in office 1800. Presbyterian. Became involved in a conspiracy to turn Florida over to British control; when this plot was uncovered in 1797, was expelled from the U.S. Senate; afterwards, on July 7, 1797, he was impeached, but the Senate dropped the matter for lack of jurisdiction. Died in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., March 21, 1800. Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. Blount counties in Ala. and Tenn. are named for him.
  • See also Blount family of North Carolina
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joseph Lee Blythe (1890-1949) — also known as Joe L. Blythe — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 8, 1890. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North Carolina state senate 20th District, 1939-47; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 1947; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948; Treasurer of Democratic National Committee, 1948-49. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died January 23, 1949. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Stokes Boney (b. 1860) — also known as W. Stokes Boney — of Wallace, Duplin County, N.C. Born in Duplin County, N.C., February 9, 1860. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Duplin County, 1913. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ratliff Boon (1781-1844) — of Boonville, Warrick County, Ind. Born in Franklin County, N.C., January 18, 1781. Cousin of Daniel Boone. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Indiana state senate, 1818-19; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1819-22, 1822-24; Governor of Indiana, 1822; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1825-27, 1829-39; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1828; candidate for U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1830, 1832, 1836, 1838. Presbyterian. Boonville, Indiana is named for him. Died in Louisiana, Pike County, Mo., November 20, 1844. Original interment at Lousiana Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.; reinterment at Riverview Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Harlan Edward Boyles (b. 1929) — of North Carolina. Born in Vale, Lincoln County, N.C., May 6, 1929. North Carolina state treasurer, 1977-. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 1997.
  
  
• Thomas Bragg (1810-1872) — of Northampton County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., November 9, 1810. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1842; Governor of North Carolina, 1855-59; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1859-61; Confederate Attorney General, 1861-62. Presbyterian. When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern senators expelled in absentia on July 11, 1861. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., January 21, 1872. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died June 22, 1961. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Durham, N.C.
  
  
• Aubrey Lee Brooks (b. 1871) — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Bethel Hill, Person County, N.C., May 21, 1871. Son of Zachary Taylor Brooks and Chestina (Hall) Brooks; married 1895 to Maude Harris (died 1903); married, November 15, 1910, to Helen Thornton Higbie. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1896; General Solicitor, 9th District, 1898-1908; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1908; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1922. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Maurice Gwinn Burnside (1902-1991) — also known as M. G. 'Burnie' Burnside — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born near Columbia, Richland County, S.C., August 23, 1902. Democrat. U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1949-53, 1955-57; defeated, 1946, 1952, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Rotary. Died in Wilson, Wilson County, N.C., February 2, 1991. Cremated.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Albert Lee Canipe (b. 1916) — also known as Albert Canipe — of Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, N.C. Born in Toecane, Mitchell County, N.C., January 22, 1916. Son of Burns M. Canipe and Verda (Patrick) Canipe. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lumber business; member of North Carolina state senate 30th District, 1959. Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Woodmen. Still living as of 1959.
  
  
• James Osborn Carr (b. 1869) — also known as James O. Carr — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Duplin County, N.C., September 6, 1869. Son of Joseph H. Carr and Mary Susan (Dickson) Carr; married, June 18, 1907, to Susan Parsley. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; member of North Carolina Democratic State Central Committee, 1908-28; member of North Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1908-36; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1916-19, 1934-45. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James H. Carson, Jr. (b. 1935) — of North Carolina. Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., 1935. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1967; North Carolina state attorney general, 1974-75. Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• Jerome Bayard Clark (1882-1959) — also known as J. Bayard Clark — of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C. Born near Elizabethtown, Bladen County, N.C., April 5, 1882. Married 1908 to Helen Purdie Robinson. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1915; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1916; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1929-49 (6th District 1929-33, 7th District 1933-49). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., August 26, 1959. Interment at Cross Creek Cemetery No. 3, Fayetteville, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Eva McPherson Clayton (b. 1934) — also known as Eva M. Clayton — of North Carolina. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., September 16, 1934. Democrat. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1992-2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000. Female. Black. Presbyterian. Member, NAACP. Still living as of 2003.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Walter Thomas Clement — also known as W. T. Clement — of Scotland Neck, Halifax County, N.C.; Enfield, Halifax County, N.C. Born in Granville County, N.C. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Halifax County, 1911-13. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Howard Coble (b. 1931) — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., March 18, 1931. Republican. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1969, 1979-83; secretary of the North Carolina Department of Revenue, 1973-77; candidate for North Carolina state treasurer, 1976; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1985-. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2003.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Frank Patton Cooke (b. 1921) — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in Floyd County, Ga., January 17, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 26th District, 1955-59. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Alpha Kappa Psi; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Pi. Still living as of 1959.
  
  
• Roy Cooper (b. 1957) — of North Carolina. Born in Nash County, N.C., 1957. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1986-91; member of North Carolina state senate, 1991-2001; North Carolina state attorney general, 2001-. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2001.
  
  
• Angus Cromartie (b. 1874) — of Garland, Bladen County, N.C. Born in Bladen County, N.C., 1874. Son of Luther Cromartie. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Bladen County, 1913. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Claude Currie (b. 1890) — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Candor, Montgomery County, N.C., December 8, 1890. Son of John C. Currie and Louise (McKinnon) Currie. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; member of North Carolina state senate, 1927-28, 1945-50, 1953-59 (18th District 1927-28, 14th District 1945-50, 1953-59); president, Security Savings and Loan Association. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Wilbur Hoke Currie (b. 1896) — also known as Wilbur H. Currie — of Carthage, Moore County, N.C. Born in Carthage, Moore County, N.C., October 6, 1896. Son of John Lauchlin Currie and Mary Belle (McIver) Currie. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate 12th District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1956, 1959; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Moore County, 1945-46. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Kappa Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold John Daub, Jr. (b. 1941) — also known as Hal Daub, Jr. — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., April 23, 1941. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1981-89; candidate for U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1990; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1995-; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1996; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 2004. Presbyterian. Member, American Judicature Society; NAACP; Urban League; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Richardson Davie (1756-1820) — also known as "Father of the University of North Carolina" — of Halifax, Halifax County, N.C. Born in Egremont, England, June 22, 1756. Ancestor of Preston Davie (who married May Preston Davie). Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of North Carolina, 1798-99. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Land's Ford, Chester County, S.C., November 5, 1820. Interment at Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, The Waxhaws, S.C. Davie County, N.C. is named for him.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John Porter East (1931-1986) — also known as John P. East — of North Carolina. Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., May 5, 1931. Republican. Candidate for secretary of state of North Carolina, 1968; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1972; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1981-86; died in office 1986. Presbyterian. His legs were paralyzed due to polio. Committed suicide, in Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., June 29, 1986. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Joseph Wilson Ervin (1901-1945) — of North Carolina. Born in Morganton, Burke County, N.C., March 3, 1901. Brother of Samuel James Ervin, Jr.; uncle of Samuel James Ervin III. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1945; died in office 1945. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., December 25, 1945. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
  • See also Ervin family of North Carolina
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Son of Samuel James Ervin and Laura T. (Powe) Ervin; married, June 18, 1924, to Margaret Bruce Bell; brother of Joseph Wilson Ervin; father-in-law of Hallett S. Ward, Jr. (son of Hallett Sydney Ward); father of Samuel James Ervin III. 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; associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1948-54; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; American Historical Association; American Judicature Society; Farm Bureau; Grange; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Society of the Cincinnati; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Junior Order; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Newcomen Society; Order of Ahepa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C., April 23, 1985. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
  • See also Ervin family of North Carolina
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Samuel James Ervin III (1926-1999) — Born in Morganton, Burke County, N.C., March 2, 1926. Son of Samuel James Ervin, Jr.; nephew of Joseph Wilson Ervin; brother-in-law of Hallett S. Ward, Jr. (son of Hallett Sydney Ward). Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1965-67; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1967-80; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1980-99; died in office 1999. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died at Grace Hospital, Morganton, Burke County, N.C., September 18, 1999. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Ervin family of North Carolina
  
  
• Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth (b. 1928) — also known as Lauch Faircloth — of North Carolina. Born in North Carolina, January 14, 1928. Republican. Candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1984; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1993-99; defeated, 1998. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Sue Ramsey Johnston Ferguson (1897-1977) — also known as Sue Ramsey Johnston; Mrs. R. S. Ferguson — of Taylorsville, Alexander County, N.C. Born in Mecklenburg County, N.C., June 19, 1897. Daughter of Rufus M. Johnston and Grace W. (Alexander) Johnston; married, February 14, 1934, to Raymond Stanley Ferguson (born 1889). Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1960; member of North Carolina state senate 28th District, 1947-49; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1948, 1952. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star; Delta Kappa Gamma. Died in 1977. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lawrence H. Fountain (1913-2002) — also known as L. H. Fountain — of Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C. Born in Leggett, Edgecombe County, N.C., April 23, 1913. Son of Lawrence H. Fountain and Sallie (Barnes) Fountain; married, May 14, 1942, to Christine Dail. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North Carolina state senate 4th District, 1947-52; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1953-83. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; Grange; American Legion; Elks; Jaycees; Kiwanis; Moose. Died in 2002. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Bost Gaither (b. 1864) — also known as W. B. Gaither — of Newton, Catawba County, N.C. Born in Newton, Catawba County, N.C., December 4, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Catawba County, 1901, 1913. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Paul Davis Grady (1891-c.1969) — also known as Paul D. Grady — of Kenly, Johnston County, N.C. Born in Seven Springs, Wayne County, N.C., September 5, 1891. Son of Dr. James Calhoun Grady and Ella S. (Outlaw) Grady; married 1909 to Lelia G. Swink. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1919-21; member of North Carolina state senate 8th District, 1923-25, 1933-35. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Woodmen. Interment somewhere in Kenly, N.C.
  
  
• Mary Owen Graham — also known as Mary O. Graham — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Daughter of Archibald Graham and Eliza Owen (Barry) Graham. Democrat. School teacher; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 1920. Female. Presbyterian. Member, League of Women Voters; Daughters of the American Revolution; United Daughters of the Confederacy. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James C. Green (c.1922-2000) — also known as Jimmy Green — of Clarkton, Bladen County, N.C. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-77; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1975-77; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1977-85; candidate in primary for Governor of North Carolina, 1984. Presbyterian. Charged in 1983 with accepting a bribe from an undercover FBI agent, but acquitted; convicted of tax evasion in 1997, fined, and sentenced to home confinement. Died at Bladen County Hospital, Elizabethtown, Bladen County, N.C., February 4, 2000. Interment at Clarkton Cemetery, Clarkton, N.C.
  
  
• John Green (1807-1887) — of Tipton, Tipton County, Ind. Born in Yancey County, N.C., May 20, 1807. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1857-59, 1869-71; common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1860-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1868. Presbyterian. Died in Tipton, Tipton County, Ind., August 31, 1887. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Tipton County, Ind.
  
  
• Harry Percy Grier (b. 1871) — also known as H. P. Grier — of Statesville, Iredell County, N.C. Born in Yorkville (now York), York County, S.C., March 20, 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Statesville, N.C., 1907; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Iredell County, 1913. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William A. Grier (b. 1850) — of Gaston County, N.C.; near Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 27, 1850. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Mecklenburg County, 1907-13. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Newberry Hall (b. 1869) — 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. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Royal Arcanum; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Washington Finley Harper (1834-1921) — also known as George W. F. Harper — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Fairfield Plantation, Wilkes County (now Caldwell County), N.C., 1834. Son of James Harper and Caroline (Finley) Harper; married 1859 to Ella A. Rankin. Democrat. Merchant; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1880-81; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1886; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888. Presbyterian. Died in 1921. Interment at Belleview Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
  
  
• David Newton Henderson (b. 1921) — also known as David N. Henderson — of Wallace, Duplin County, N.C. Born near Hubert, Onslow County, N.C., April 16, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; state court judge in North Carolina, 1958-60; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1961-77. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Lions. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Martin Hendon (b. 1944) — also known as Bill Hendon — of North Carolina. Born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., November 9, 1944. Republican. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1981-83, 1985-87; defeated, 1986. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Erwin Avery Hightower (1914-2001) — of Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C. Born in Anson County, N.C., July 29, 1914. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1955-59. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Civitan. Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., August 17, 2001. Interment at East View Cemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.
  
  
• John Sprunt Hill (b. 1869) — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Faison, Duplin County, N.C., March 17, 1869. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; banker; farmer; member of North Carolina state senate 16th District, 1933-35. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Walker Huey (1798-1854) — also known as Thomas W. Huey — of South Carolina. Born November 27, 1798. Member of South Carolina state senate, 1844-47, 1852-54; died in office 1854; Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1844. Presbyterian. Died April 23, 1854. Interment at Tirzah Presbyterian Church Cemetery, The Waxhaws, N.C.
  
  
• James Baxter Hunt, Jr. (b. 1937) — also known as James B. Hunt, Jr. — of North Carolina. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., May 16, 1937. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1973-77; Governor of North Carolina, 1977-85, 1993-2001; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  • Books about James B. Hunt: Wayne Grimsley, James B. Hunt: A North Carolina Progressive
  
  
• Thomas J. Jefferson (1799-1880) — of Rutherford County, N.C.; Yellville, Marion County, Ark. Born in Amelia County, Va., June 6, 1799. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1836-42; member of North Carolina state senate, 1844; county judge in Arkansas, 1848-50, 1852-54. Presbyterian. Died February 14, 1880. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Marion County, Ark.
  
  
• Calvin Jones (b. 1810) — of Somerville, Fayette County, Tenn. Born in Person County, N.C., July 8, 1810. Son of Wilson Jones and Rebecca (McKissack) Jones; married, October 15, 1835, to Mildred Williamson (half-sister of John Gustavus Adolphus Williamson); brother of Thomas McKissick Jones. Democrat. University professor; lawyer; Chancellor, Western Division of Tennessee, 1847-54. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Jones-Williamson family of North Carolina
  
  
• Benjamin Rice Lacy (1854-1929) — also known as Benjamin R. Lacy — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., June 19, 1854. Married to Mary Burwell. Democrat. North Carolina state treasurer, 1901-29; died in office 1929. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Odd Fellows. Died February 21, 1929. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• H. Martin Lancaster (b. 1943) — of Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C. Born in Patetown Community, Wayne County, N.C., March 24, 1943. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1979-86; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1987-95; defeated, 1994. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Jacob Elmer Long (b. 1880) — also known as J. Elmer Long — of Graham, Alamance County, N.C.; Forrest Hills (unknown county), N.C. Born in Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C., July 31, 1880. Son of Jacob Alson Long and Esta (Teague) Long; married, November 10, 1909, to Lessie Edmine Peay. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Alamance County, 1911-13; member of North Carolina state senate, 1917-21; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1925-29. Presbyterian; later Methodist. Member, Lions; Sphinx; Sigma Nu. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Howard C. MacNair (b. 1863) — of Maxton, Robeson County, N.C. Born in Cowper Hill (unknown county), N.C., October 23, 1863. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Robeson County, 1913. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Carolyn Bosher Maloney (b. 1948) — also known as Carolyn B. Maloney — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., February 19, 1948. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984 (alternate), 2000, 2004; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1993-. Female. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• James Grubbs Martin (b. 1935) — also known as James G. Martin — of Davidson, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., December 11, 1935. Son of Arthur Morrison Martin and Mary Julia (Grubbs) Martin; married, June 1, 1957, to Dorothy Ann McAulay. Republican. College professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1968; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1973-85; Governor of North Carolina, 1985-93. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Thomas McBryde (b. 1842) — of Red Springs, Hoke County, N.C. Born in Robeson County, N.C., 1842. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of North Carolina state senate from Robeson County, 1903; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Hoke County, 1913. Presbyterian. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James McCallum (1806-1889) — of Tennessee. Born in Robeson County, N.C., October 3, 1806. Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1861-63; Representative from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Pulaski, Giles County, Tenn., September 16, 1889. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
  
  
• 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. Presbyterian. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Alexander McMillan III (b. 1932) — also known as J. Alex McMillan — of Davidson, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., May 9, 1932. Republican. Mecklenburg County Commissioner, 1972-74; chairman, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Broadcasting Authority, 1978-83; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1985-95. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Levi J. H. Mewborn (b. 1842) — of Snow Hill, Greene County, N.C. Born in Greene County, N.C., August 31, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Greene County, 1913. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Hugh Gordon Mitchell (b. 1902) — also known as Hugh G. Mitchell — of Statesville, Iredell County, N.C. Born in Statesville, Iredell County, N.C., October 5, 1902. Son of Richard Page Mitchell and Amelia (Leinster) Mitchell. Democrat. Lawyer; third vice-president, Alexander Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1956, 1960; member of North Carolina state senate, 1943-46. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Lions; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Delta Sigma Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Du Brutz Cutlar Moore (b. 1895) — also known as Cutlar Moore — of Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C. Born in Burgaw, Pender County, N.C., August 6, 1895. Son of John Bailey Moore and Serena Lee (Corbett) Moore; married 1922 to Ruth Robeson Norment. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate business; secretary of North Carolina Democratic Party, 1934-36; member of North Carolina state senate 11th District, 1953-59. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Overton Moore (1804-1876) — of Louisiana. Born in Sampson County, N.C., April 10, 1804. Democrat. Planter; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1848; member of Louisiana state senate, 1856; Governor of Louisiana, 1860-64. Presbyterian. At the end of the Civil War, the military governor of Louisiana ordered his arrest as a Confederate leader; he fled to Mexico and settled in Havana, Cuba. Pardoned by President Andrew Johnson. Died near Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La., June 25, 1876. Interment at Mt. Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Cameron A. Morrison (1869-1953) — also known as Cameron Morrison — of Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born near Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., October 5, 1869. Son of Daniel M. Morrison and Martha (Cameron) Morrison; married, December 6, 1905, to Lottie May Tomlinson (died 1919); married, April 2, 1924, to Sarah Virginia (Ecker) Watts. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1916; Governor of North Carolina, 1921-25; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 1928; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1930-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1943-45. Presbyterian. Died in Quebec City, Quebec, August 20, 1953. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Stephen Lybrook Neal (b. 1934) — also known as Stephen L. Neal; Steve Neal — of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C. Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C., November 7, 1934. Democrat. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1975-95. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Patrick Murphy Pearsall (c.1859-1923) — of Jones County, N.C.; New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Born in Taylor's Bridge, Sampson County, N.C. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1896. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died, of pneumonia, in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., February 20, 1923. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
  
  
• Henry Neal Pharr (b. 1865) — also known as H. N. Pharr — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Statesville, Iredell County, N.C., October 26, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1903, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1913 (25th District 1903, 1907, 1909, 1911, 24th District 1913). Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel Field Phillips (1824-1903) — also known as Samuel F. Phillips — of Orange County, N.C. Born in New York, February 18, 1824. Lawyer; North Carolina state auditor, 1862-64; resigned 1864; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1871. Presbyterian. U.S. Solicitor General, 1872-84. Represented Plessy in Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896. Died in Washington, D.C., November 18, 1903. Interment somewhere in Chapel Hill, N.C.
  
  
• George C. Pickard (b. 1855) — 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. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Knox Polk (1795-1849) — also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory"; "Napoleon of the Stump" — of Tennessee. Born near Little Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 2, 1795. Nephew by marriage of Thomas Jones Hardeman; third cousin once removed of Charles Polk; first cousin of William Polk Dobson; married, January 1, 1824, to Sarah Childress; fourth cousin of Trusten Polk; brother of William Hawkins Polk; second cousin by marriage of George Davis; uncle and adoptive father of Marshall Tate Polk; second cousin twice removed of Frank L. Polk. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th District 1833-39); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of Tennessee, 1839-41; President of the United States, 1845-49. Presbyterian or Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died, of cholera, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 15, 1849. Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1891 at Tennessee State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn. Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Mo., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Aaron V. Brown; John Charles Frémont
  • See also Polk-Ashe family of North Carolina
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about James K. Polk: Sam W. Haynes, James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse; Paul H. Bergeron, The Presidency of James K. Polk; Thomas M. Leonard, James K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny; Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War 1795-1845; Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career 1845-1849; Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History; John Seigenthaler, James K. Polk: 1845 - 1849
  
  
• Walter Hogue Powell (b. 1887) — also known as Walter H. Powell — of Whiteville, Columbus County, N.C. Born in Whiteville, Columbus County, N.C., September 9, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1919; member of North Carolina state senate 10th District, 1931, 1935. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lunsford Richardson Preyer (1919-2001) — also known as L. Richardson Preyer — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., January 11, 1919. Grandson of Lunsford Richardson (inventor of Vick's VapoRub and Vick's Cough Drops). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1956; U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1961-63; candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1964; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1969-81. Presbyterian. Member, Common Cause. The federal building in Greensboro, N.C. was named for him in 1988. Died, of cancer, in Moses Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., April 3, 2001. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Graham Ramsay (1823-1903) — of North Carolina. Born in Iredell County, N.C., March 1, 1823. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1856-64, 1883; Representative from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Presbyterian. Died in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., January 10, 1903. Interment at Third Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Near Cleveland, Rowan County, N.C.
  
  
• William Cary Renfrow (1845-1922) — of Norman, Cleveland County, Okla. Born in Smithfield, Johnston County, N.C., May 15, 1845. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1893-97. Presbyterian. Died in Bentonville, Benton County, Ark., January 31, 1922. Interment somewhere in Russellville, Ark.
  
  
• Gallatin Roberts (b. 1878) — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Flat Creek, Buncombe County, N.C., October 26, 1878. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County, 1913. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Grandison Rose III (b. 1939) — also known as Charlie Rose — of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C. Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., August 10, 1939. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1973-97. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Earl Baker Ruth (1916-1989) — also known as Earl B. Ruth — of Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C. Born in Spencer, Rowan County, N.C., February 7, 1916. Married to Jane Wiley. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; athletic coach; athletic director and dean, Catawba College; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1969-75; Governor of American Samoa, 1975-76. Presbyterian. Died August 15, 1989. Interment at National Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John L. Scott, Jr. — of Graham, Alamance County, N.C. Born in Graham, Alamance County, N.C. Democrat. Bank president; member of North Carolina state senate, 1909, 1913 (19th District 1909, 18th District 1913). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Walter Scott (b. 1929) — of Haw River, Alamance County, N.C. Born in Haw River, Alamance County, N.C., June 13, 1929. Son of William Kerr Scott and Mary E. (White) Scott; married, September 1, 1951, to Jessie Rae Osborne. Farmer; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1965-69; Governor of North Carolina, 1969-73. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Jaycees; Alpha Zeta. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Aaron Ashley Flowers Seawell (b. 1864) — also known as Aaron A. F. Seawell — of Jonesboro, Lee County, N.C.; Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C. Born in Moore County, N.C., October 30, 1864. Father of Malcolm Buie Seawell; grandfather of Buie Seawell. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1901, 1913, 1915, 1931 (Moore County 1901, Lee County 1913, 1915, 1931); member of North Carolina state senate, 1907, 1925; North Carolina state attorney general, 1935-38; associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1938; appointed 1938. Presbyterian. Member, Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Junior Order; Kiwanis; Newcomen Society; Phi Delta Phi. Interment at Buffalo Church Cemetery, Lee County, N.C.
  • See also Seawell family of North Carolina
  
  
• Hoke Smith (1855-1931) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Newton, Catawba County, N.C., September 2, 1855. Son-in-law of Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb. Democrat. U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1893-96; Governor of Georgia, 1907-09, 1911; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1911-21. Presbyterian. Died November 27, 1931. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  • See also Cobb family of Georgia
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John McKee Spratt, Jr. (b. 1942) — also known as John M. Spratt, Jr. — of York, York County, S.C. Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 1, 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964 (alternate), 2000, 2004; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1983-. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Amos Morehead Stack (b. 1926) — also known as A. Morehead Stack — of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C. Born in Robeson County, N.C., December 8, 1926. Son of Amos Morehead Stack and Hannah (McNeill) Stack; married, September 15, 1963, to Gillian Rose Scaturro. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; founder and president, Hercules Steel Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1964; member of North Carolina Republican State Executive Committee, 1966-67. Presbyterian. Member, Young Americans for Freedom; Freemasons; Alpha Tau Omega. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) — also known as Ed Towns — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Chadbourn, Columbus County, N.C., July 21, 1934. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93, 10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984, 2000, 2004. Black. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Phi Beta Sigma. Still living as of 2004.
  • Cross-reference: Nydia M. Velázquez
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Melvin L. Watt (b. 1945) — also known as Mel Watt — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Steele Creek, Mecklenburg County, N.C., August 26, 1945. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1985-87; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000, 2004. Black. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Capus Miller Waynick (1889-1986) — also known as Capus M. Waynick — of High Point, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Rockingham County, N.C., December 23, 1889. Son of Joshua James N. Waynick and Anna (Moore) Waynick; married, June 19, 1915, to Elizabeth McBee. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper editor; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1931; member of North Carolina state senate, 1933-35; North Carolina state highway commissioner, 1935-37; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1948; U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, 1949-51; Colombia, 1951-53; Adjutant General of North Carolina, 1957-61. Presbyterian. Died in a nursing facility in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., September 7, 1986. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Cameron S. Weeks (b. 1910) — of Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C. Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C., November 19, 1910. Son of George Earle Weeks and Lena Rivers (Pittman) Weeks; married, December 18, 1935, to Glennes Dodge. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1941-55; member of North Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-54; member of North Carolina state senate, 1955-66; director, Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Amidas A. Whitener (b. 1874) — also known as A. A. Whitener — of Hickory, Catawba County, N.C. Born in Hickory, Catawba County, N.C., August 10, 1874. Son of L. S. Whitener and Amanda Catherine (Abernethy) Whitener. Republican. President, Carolina Glove Co.; interests in cotton mills; mayor of Hickory, N.C., 1900; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1914, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1924. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Ransom Williams (b. 1883) — also known as R. R. Williams — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Newton, Catawba County, N.C., April 21, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County, 1911-13. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) — of North Carolina. Born in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pa., December 5, 1735. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782; member, U.S. Constitutional Con