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Forty and Eight
Politician members in North Carolina

  Hugh Quincy Alexander (1911-1989) — of Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, N.C. Born near Glendon, Moore County, N.C., August 7, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-51; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1953-63; defeated, 1962. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; American Bar Association; Jaycees. Died September 17, 1989 (age 78 years, 41 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar Sample Alexander and Mary Belle (Reynolds) Alexander; married, September 25, 1942, to Myrtle Elizabeth White.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Dallas L. Alford Jr. — of Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C. Born in Durham, Durham County, N.C. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; real estate and insurance business; member of North Carolina state senate 6th District, 1959. Methodist. Member, Elks; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Kiwanis; Delta Sigma Phi; Jaycees. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dallas Lloyd Alford, Sr. and Sally Kate (Pope) Alford; married 1945 to Margarette Glenn Griffin.
  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. 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, Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., January 29, 1967 (age 70 years, 126 days). Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Jefferson Barden and Mary Robinson (James) Barden; married, December 20, 1922, to Agnes Foy.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
William Wallace Barron William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) — also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally Barron — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., December 8, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; 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, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Civitan; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Convicted of jury tampering in 1971, and sentenced to five years in prison. Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Frederick H. Barron and Mary (Butler) Barron; married, February 15, 1936, to Opal B. Wilcox.
  Cross-reference: Curtis B. Trent, Jr.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Henry Lee Bridges (1907-2002) — also known as Henry L. Bridges — of Guilford County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Franklin County, N.C., June 10, 1907. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; North Carolina state auditor, 1947-81; appointed 1947. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died April 6, 2002 (age 94 years, 300 days). Burial location unknown.
  Frank Ertel Carlyle (1897-1960) — also known as F. Ertel Carlyle — of Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C. Born in Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C., April 7, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; solicitor, 9th District, 1939-48; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1949-57. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C., October 2, 1960 (age 63 years, 178 days). Interment at Meadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William W. Carlyle and Lillian O. Carlyle; married, May 19, 1927, to Lois Godwin Caldwell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2012; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1995-2001; defeated, 2001, 2009; candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Urban League; NAACP; American Judicature Society; Freemasons. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Thaddeus Armie Eure (1899-c.1992) — also known as Thad Eure — of Winton, Hertford County, N.C. Born in Gates County, N.C., November 15, 1899. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Winton, N.C., 1923-28; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1929; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; secretary of state of North Carolina, 1936-89. Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Theta Chi; Junior Order. Longest serving state official in American history. Died about 1992 (age about 93 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Tazewell A. Eure and Armecia (Langstun) Eure; married to Minta Banks.
  Samuel Bunn Frink (b. 1899) — also known as Samuel B. Frink; S. B. Frink — of Southport, Brunswick County, N.C. Born in Shallotte, Brunswick County, N.C., October 2, 1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 10th District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1952 (alternate). Methodist; later Episcopalian. Member, Junior Order; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of D. S. Frink and Martha Gore Frink.
  Carlisle Wallace Higgins (b. 1889) — also known as Carlisle W. Higgins — of North Carolina. Born in Ennice, Alleghany County, N.C., October 17, 1889. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1925; member of North Carolina state senate, 1929; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1934-47; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1954-. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  Wilbur Morton Jolly (b. 1916) — also known as Wilbur M. Jolly — of Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C. Born in Ayden, Pitt County, N.C., January 16, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 6th District, 1957-59. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William O. Jolly and Cornelia (Mumford) Jolly.
  William Ray Lackey, Sr. (1925-2008) — also known as W. Ray Lackey — of Stony Point, Alexander County, N.C. Born in Alexander County, N.C., December 20, 1925. Democrat. Alexander County Register of Deeds; administrator, Alexander County Hospital; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1955; member of North Carolina state senate 28th District, 1959. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Moose. Died in Statesville, Iredell County, N.C., February 23, 2008 (age 82 years, 65 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Earl J. Lackey and Bessie B. (Childers) Lackey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Davis Larkins Jr. (1909-1990) — also known as John D. Larkins, Jr. — of Trenton, Jones County, N.C. Born in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tenn., June 8, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 7th District, 1936-44, 1948-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948 (alternate), 1956, 1960; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of North Carolina Democratic Party, 1952-54; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1954-58; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 1958-60; candidate for nomination for Governor of North Carolina, 1960; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1967. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Woodmen; American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose; Freemasons; Shriners. Died February 16, 1990 (age 80 years, 253 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins; married, March 15, 1930, to Pauline Murrill.
  Robert Hunt Parker (1892-1969) — also known as R. Hunt Parker — of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, N.C. Born in Enfield, Halifax County, N.C., February 15, 1892. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24; superior court judge in North Carolina 3rd District, 1932-52; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1952-66; chief justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1966-69; died in office 1969. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died November 10, 1969 (age 77 years, 268 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Enfield, N.C.
  Owen S. Robertson (b. 1896) — of Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., April 4, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North Carolina state senate 16th District, 1935. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  Willis Smith (1887-1953) — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Norfolk, Va., December 19, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1952; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Kiwanis. Died in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 26, 1953 (age 65 years, 189 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Willis Smith and Mary Shaw (Creecy) Smith; married, April 30, 1919, to Anna Lee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) — also known as Basil Whitener — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in York County, S.C., May 14, 1915. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1957-69 (11th District 1957-63, 10th District 1963-69); defeated, 1968, 1970. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died May 20, 1989 (age 74 years, 6 days). Interment at Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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