The Political Graveyard: Royall family of Durham and Goldsboro, North Carolina

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Royall family of Durham and Goldsboro, North Carolina

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Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971) — also known as Kenneth C. Royall — of Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C., July 24, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1927; general in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Secretary of War, 1947; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Durham, Durham County, N.C., May 25, 1971 (age 76 years, 305 days). Interment at Willowdale Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.

		Relatives: Married to Margaret Best Royall (1895?-?); father of Kenneth Claiborne Royall, Jr..
		Political family: Royall family of Durham and Goldsboro, North Carolina.
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Margaret Best Royall — also known as Mrs. Kenneth Royall — of Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944 (alternate), 1948. Female. Interment at Willowdale Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.

		Relatives: Married to Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971); mother of Kenneth Claiborne Royall, Jr..
		Political family: Royall family of Durham and Goldsboro, North Carolina.

Kenneth Claiborne Royall, Jr. (1919-1999) — also known as Kenneth C. Royall, Jr.; "Lank"; "Bear" — of North Carolina. Born in Warsaw, Duplin County, N.C., 1919. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-72; member of North Carolina state senate, 1973-92. Episcopalian. Died in Durham, Durham County, N.C., June 5, 1999 (age about 79 years). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.

		Relatives: Son of Kenneth Claiborne Royall and Margaret Best Royall (1895?-?).
		Political family: Royall family of Durham and Goldsboro, North Carolina.

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