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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.
Son of Bryan Grimes and Charlotte Emily (Bryan) Grimes.
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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John McLane (1852-1911) —
of Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Scotland,
February
27, 1852.
Republican. Founder of company which made post office furniture
and equipment; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1891-94 (16th District 1891-92, 15th
District 1893-94); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1900;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1905-07.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pinehurst, Moore
County, N.C., April 13,
1911 (age 59 years, 45
days).
Interment at West
Street Cemetery, Milford, N.H.
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William Beck Ochiltree (1811-1867) —
of Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., October
18, 1811.
Judge of Texas Republic, 1842; Texas
Republic Secretary of the Treasury, 1844-45; Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1845-46; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1855; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1859, 1866; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jefferson, Marion
County, Tex., December
27, 1867 (age 56 years, 70
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Jefferson, Tex.
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John Gustavus Adolphus Williamson (1793-1840) —
also known as John G. A. Williamson —
Born in Roxboro, Person
County, N.C., December
2, 1793.
Son of James Williamson.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S. Consul in
La Guaira, 1827; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1833; U.S. Charge d'Affaires
to Venezuela, 1835-40, died in office 1840.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Caracas, Venezuela,
August
7, 1840 (age 46 years, 249
days).
Interment at English
Cemetery, Caracas, Venezuela.
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