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Davidson County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Davidson County

Index to Locations Lexington Lexington Cemetery Thomasville City Cemetery Thomasville Thomasville City Cemetery Lexington Cemetery Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   William Olin Burgin (1877-1946) — also known as William O. Burgin — of Lexington, Davidson County, N.C. Born near Marion, McDowell County, N.C., July 28, 1877. Democrat. Mayor of Thomasville, N.C., 1906-10; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1931; member of North Carolina state senate, 1933; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1939-46; died in office 1946. Died, of a heart ailment, in a hospital at Washington, D.C., April 11, 1946 (age 68 years, 257 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Edith Leigh Greer.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Simeon Alexander DeLapp, Sr. (1897-1976) — also known as Sim A. DeLapp — of Lexington, Davidson County, N.C. Born December 21, 1897. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1960 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); North Carolina Republican state chair, 1945. Died August 9, 1976 (age 78 years, 232 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial City Cemetery Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina Founded 1855 Politicians buried here:   John Walter Lambeth (1896-1961) — also known as J. Walter Lambeth — of Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C. Born in Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C., January 10, 1896. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate 23rd District, 1921-22; mayor of Thomasville, N.C., 1925; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1931-39 (7th District 1931-33, 8th District 1933-39); delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Died January 12, 1961 (age 65 years, 2 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Walter Lambeth, Sr..   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Walter Lambeth, Sr. (1868-1934) — of Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C. Born in Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C., May 25, 1868. Democrat. Furniture manufacturer; mayor of Thomasville, N.C., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Junior Order; Rotary. Died in 1934 (age about 66 years). Interment at City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of David Thomas Lambeth and Carolyn (Simmons) Lambeth; married to Daisy Hunt Sumner; father of John Walter Lambeth.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Franklin Westmoreland (1847-1913) — also known as J. F. Westmoreland — of Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C. Born in Stokes County, N.C., April 27, 1847. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; printer; newspaper publisher; suffered a stroke in the 1890s which confined him to a wheelchair; member of North Carolina state senate 26th District, 1895-96. Campbellite. Died in Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C., May 13, 1913 (age 66 years, 16 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   Relatives: Second great-grandfather of T. G. Westmoreland.   See also OurCampaigns candidate detail Thomasville City Cemetery Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   Charles M. Hoover (1867-1946) — of Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C. Born in Davidson County, N.C., April 17, 1867. Furniture manufacturer; postmaster at Thomasville, N.C., 1901-05. Died, from acute cardiac failure, in Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C., November 14, 1946 (age 79 years, 211 days). Interment at Thomasville City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of P. A. Hoover and Margaret (Holmes) Hoover; married to Eva Leach.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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