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Gudger-Langley family of Asheville, North Carolina

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  Hezekiah Alexander Gudger (1849-1917) — also known as Hezekiah A. Gudger — of Madison County, N.C.; Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Marshall, Madison County, N.C., May 27, 1849. Republican. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County, 1872-78; member of North Carolina state senate, 1885; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S. Consul General in Panama, 1897-1905; justice, Canal Zone Supreme Court, 1905-14; chief justice, 1909-14. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Beaverdam, Buncombe County, N.C., September 22, 1917 (age 68 years, 118 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Jackson Gudger and Sarah Emaline (Barnard) Gudger; brother of James Madison Gudger Jr.; married, August 10, 1875, to Jennie Hardy Smith; uncle of Katherine Gudger Langley.
  Political family: Gudger-Langley family of Asheville, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Madison Gudger Jr. (1855-1920) — also known as James M. Gudger, Jr. — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Madison County, N.C., October 22, 1855. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate; elected 1900; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1903-07, 1911-15. Died February 29, 1920 (age 64 years, 130 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
  Presumably named for: James Madison
  Relatives: Brother of Hezekiah Alexander Gudger; married to Katie M. Hawkins; father of Dr. Hubert B. Gudger and Katherine Gudger (who married John Wesley Langley).
  Political family: Gudger-Langley family of Asheville, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Wesley Langley (1868-1932) — also known as John W. Langley — of Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky.; Pikeville, Pike County, Ky. Born in Floyd County, Ky., January 14, 1868. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1886-90; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1888, 1900, 1916; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1907-26; defeated, 1896; resigned 1926. Convicted in 1924 of conspiracy to transport and sell liquor re-elected while his appeal was pending, but resigned from Congress in 1926; sentenced to a term in federal prison. Granted clemency by President Calvin Coolidge. Died, of pneumonia, in Pikeville, Pike County, Ky., January 17, 1932 (age 64 years, 3 days). Interment at Langley Cemetery, Middle Creek, Ky.
  Presumably named for: John Wesley
  Relatives: Married to Katherine Gudger (daughter of James Madison Gudger Jr.).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Katherine Gudger Langley (1888-1948) — also known as Kate G. Langley; Katherine Gudger; Mrs. John W. Langley — of Pikeville, Pike County, Ky. Born near Marshall, Madison County, N.C., February 14, 1888. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1920 (alternate), 1924, 1928, 1944 (alternate); vice-chair of Kentucky Republican Party, 1920-22; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1927-31; defeated, 1930; Kentucky railroad commissioner 3rd District, 1939-42. Female. Member, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Died in Pikeville, Pike County, Ky., August 15, 1948 (age 60 years, 183 days). Interment at Johnson Memorial Cemetery, Pikeville, Ky.
  Relatives: Daughter of James Madison Gudger Jr.; married to John Wesley Langley; niece of Hezekiah Alexander Gudger.
  Political family: Gudger-Langley family of Asheville, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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