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Manly-Haywood family of Raleigh, North Carolina

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Edward Bishop Dudley (1789-1855) — also known as Edward B. Dudley — of New Hanover County, N.C. Born near Jacksonville, Onslow County, N.C., December 15, 1789. Whig. Shipbuilder; planter; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1811-13, 1816-17, 1834-35; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of North Carolina state senate, 1814; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1829-31; Governor of North Carolina, 1836-41; organizer and president, Wilmington & Weldon Railroad. Slaveowner. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., October 30, 1855 (age 65 years, 319 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Dudley and Margaret (Snead) Dudley; married, November 21, 1815, to Elizabeth Ruffin Haywood (sister of William Henry Haywood Jr.; first cousin of William Dallas Polk Haywood).
  Political family: Manly-Haywood family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Manly (1795-1871) — of Wake County, N.C. Born in Chatham County, N.C., May 13, 1795. Whig. Lawyer; Governor of North Carolina, 1849-51. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., May 1, 1871 (age 75 years, 353 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Basil Manly and Elizabeth (Maultsby) Manly; brother of Matthias Evans Manly; married to Charity Hare Haywood (sister of William Henry Haywood Jr.; first cousin of William Dallas Polk Haywood); father of Basil Charles Manly; uncle of Clement Manly.
  Political family: Manly-Haywood family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Henry Haywood Jr. (1801-1852) — also known as William H. Haywood, Jr. — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., October 23, 1801. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1831, 1834-36; U.S. Attorney for North Carolina, 1840-43; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1843-46; resigned 1846. Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., October 7, 1852 (age 50 years, 350 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Haywood and Ann (Sheppard) Haywood; brother of Elizabeth Ruffin Haywood (who married Edward Bishop Dudley) and Charity Hare Haywood (who married Charles Manly); uncle of Basil Charles Manly; first cousin of William Dallas Polk Haywood.
  Political family: Manly-Haywood family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Matthias Evans Manly (1801-1881) — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Born near Pittsboro, Chatham County, N.C., April 12, 1801. Lawyer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1834-35; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1840-59; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1860-65; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; member of North Carolina state senate, 1866. Died in 1881 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Basil Manly and Elizabeth (Maultsby) Manly; brother of Charles Manly; married 1832 to Hannah Gaston; married 1844 to Sarah Louisa Simpson; father of Clement Manly; uncle of Basil Charles Manly.
  Political family: Manly-Haywood family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  William Dallas Polk Haywood (1810-1894) — also known as William Dallas Haywood — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Halifax County, N.C., 1810. Mayor of Raleigh, N.C., 1857-58, 1867-68. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., July 1, 1894 (age about 84 years). Interment at City Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Haywood and Delia (Hawkins) Haywood; married to Mary Elizabeth Cannon; great-grandson of Philemon Hawkins; first cousin of Elizabeth Ruffin Haywood (who married Edward Bishop Dudley), Charity Hare Haywood (who married Charles Manly) and William Henry Haywood Jr.; first cousin once removed of Basil Charles Manly; first cousin twice removed of Rufus King Polk, Frank Lyon Polk and Paul Fletcher Faison; first cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth Polk Guest; first cousin four times removed of Raymond R. Guest.
  Political family: Manly-Haywood family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Basil Charles Manly (1839-1882) — also known as Basil C. Manly — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., May 9, 1839. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Raleigh, N.C., 1875-82; died in office 1882. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., May 15, 1882 (age 43 years, 6 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Manly and Charity Hare (Haywood) Manly; married to Lucy Haywood Bryan; nephew of William Henry Haywood Jr. and Matthias Evans Manly; first cousin of Clement Manly; first cousin once removed of William Dallas Polk Haywood.
  Political family: Manly-Haywood family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clement Manly (1853-1928) — of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth County, N.C. Born in 1853. Democrat. Lawyer; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1896. Died in 1928 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Matthias Evans Manly and Sarah Louisa (Simpson) Manly; nephew of Charles Manly; first cousin of Basil Charles Manly.
  Political family: Manly-Haywood family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

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