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Spencer Bell Adams (1860-1943) —
also known as Spencer B. Adams —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.; Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Dobson, Surry
County, N.C., October
15, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in North Carolina, 1882-96; superior court judge in
North Carolina, 1896-98; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1898; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1900,
1908;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1900; U.S.
District Judge for Indian Territory, 1902-04.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died January
12, 1943 (age 82 years, 89
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Adams and Sarah Adams; married, December
19, 1884, to Lizzie L. Swift. |
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William Jackson Adams (1860-1934) —
also known as William J. Adams —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., January
27, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1893; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1895; superior court judge in North
Carolina 13th District, 1908-21; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-34; died in office 1934.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, from complications of surgery for a kidney
ailment, in the Brady Urological Clinic of Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1934 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment somewhere
in Carthage, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. S. D. Adams and Mary (Jackson) Adams; married to Florence
Wall. |
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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.
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Ike Franklin Andrews (1925-2010) —
also known as Ike F. Andrews —
of Siler City, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born in Bonlee, Chatham
County, N.C., September
2, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1959-60; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-62, 1967-72;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1973-85;
defeated, 1984.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees.
In October 1982, he was arrested
and charged
with drunk
driving.
Died in Carrboro, Orange
County, N.C., May 10,
2010 (age 84 years, 250
days).
Interment at Bonlee Baptist Church Cemetery, Bonlee, N.C.
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R. F. Arledge (1907-1968) —
also known as Deacon Arledge —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 1,
1907.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Bernalillo County Democratic Party, 1946; member of New Mexico
Democratic State Central Committee, 1946; district judge in New
Mexico 2nd District, 1947-50; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Mexico, 1948.
Church
of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died June 16,
1968 (age 61 years, 15
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard F. Arledge and Ellen (Henderson) Arledge; married to Helen
Jean Floyd. |
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memorial |
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James Allen Austin (1886-1954) —
also known as J. Allen Austin —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in New London, Stanly
County, N.C., November
6, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
developer; bank
director; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County,
1921-22.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., January
19, 1954 (age 67 years, 74
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, High Point, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Daniel Austin and Mary Jane (Talley) Austin; married to
Nancy Kerns. |
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memorial |
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Luther Ernest Barnhardt (1903-1980) —
also known as Luther E. Barnhardt —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., November
29, 1903.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1945-56; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1957-61.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died June 1,
1980 (age 76 years, 185
days).
Interment at Carolina
Memorial Park, Concord, N.C.
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Maurice Victor Barnhill (b. 1887) —
also known as M. V. Barnhill —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax
County, N.C., December
5, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nash
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-21; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Nash County,
1921-23; recorder's court judge in North Carolina, 1923-24; superior
court judge in North Carolina 2nd District, 1924-37; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1937-48; appointed 1937.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Van Buren Barnhill and Mary (Dawes) Barnhill; married, June 5,
1912, to Nannie Rebecca Cooper. |
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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.
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James Ardrey Bell (b. 1868) —
also known as James A. Bell —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., September, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1908,
1928;
member of North
Carolina Democratic State Central Committee, 1908-30; member of
North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert C. Bell and Mary Jane (Ardrey) Bell; married 1900 to Jessie
S. Spencer; father of Jesse
Spencer Bell. |
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Jesse Spencer Bell (1906-1967) —
also known as J. Spencer Bell —
of Matthews, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., April 1,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1957-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1960;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1961-67; died in
office 1967.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March
19, 1967 (age 60 years, 352
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., November
8, 1871.
Lawyer;
publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1907; Republican candidate for Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1910; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1911;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
18, 1937 (age 66 years, 40
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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William Haywood Bobbitt (1900-1992) —
also known as William H. Bobbitt —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
18, 1900.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina 14th District, 1939-54; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1954-69; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1969-74.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Civitan.
Died September
27, 1992 (age 91 years, 345
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Aubrey Lee Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Bethel Hill, Person
County, N.C., May 21,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; General
Solicitor, 9th District, 1898-1908; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1908; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zachary Taylor Brooks and Chestina (Hall) Brooks; married 1895 to Maude
Harris; married, November
15, 1910, to Helen Thornton Higbie. |
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Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) —
also known as J. Melville Broughton —
of Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., November
17, 1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1927-29; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina; Governor of
North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice
President, 1944;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., March 6,
1949 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at Montlawn
Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
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John Fletcher Bruton (b. 1861) —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in Wentworth, Rockingham
County, N.C., May 29,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, North Carolina Home Insurance
Co.; director, Carolina Telephone
& Telegraph
Co.;; mayor of
Wilson, N.C., 1894-96.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Rasbury Bruton and Margaret G. (Nixon) Bruton; married, November
15, 1887, to Hattie Tartt Barnes. |
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Algernon Lee Butler (1905-1978) —
also known as Algernon L. Butler —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born in Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., August
2, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1936,
1940
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1948;
Sampson
County Attorney, 1938-51; member of North
Carolina Republican State Executive Committee, 1942-59; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina,
1959-75; took senior status 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; American Bar Association; Rotary.
Died May 5,
1978 (age 72 years, 276
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Marshall Butler (1897-1978) —
also known as John M. Butler —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 21,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1951-63; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1952,
1960;
member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, 1952;
speaker, 1956;
member, Resolutions Committee, 1960;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., March
14, 1978 (age 80 years, 236
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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Frank Patton Cooke (b. 1921) —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Floyd
County, Ga., January
17, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 26th District, 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Pi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Dunbar Cooley (1897-1974) —
also known as Harold D. Cooley —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., July 26,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1934-67;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died of emphysema
in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., January
15, 1974 (age 76 years, 173
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Nashville, N.C.
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William Lunsford Crew (b. 1917) —
also known as W. Lunsford Crew —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Northampton
County, N.C., October
29, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; organizer, director, and
attorney for First Federal Savings &
Loan of Roanoke Rapids; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1953-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Jaycees;
Exchange
Club; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Winfield Crew, Sr. and Texas A. (Stanley)
Crew. |
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Emery Byrd Denny (1892-1973) —
also known as Emery B. Denny —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Pilot Mountain, Surry
County, N.C., November
23, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1929-37; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1940-42; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1942-62; appointed 1942; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1962-66.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons.
Died in 1973
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Martin Douglas (1849-1917) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., January
28, 1849.
Republican. Secretary to President Ulysses
S. Grant, 1869-73; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1876;
justice
of North Carolina state supreme court, 1897-1905.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., February
8, 1917 (age 68 years, 11
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Daniel Kramer Edwards (1914-2001) —
also known as Daniel K. Edwards; Dan
Edwards —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., February
17, 1914.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-50; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1949-51.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Civitan;
American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, at Hillcrest Convalescent
Center, Durham, Durham
County, N.C., July 17,
2001 (age 87 years, 150
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles W. Edwards and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards; married, December
24, 1941, to Mary B. Partin. |
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John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus (1882-1949) —
also known as J. C. B. Ehringhaus —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., February
5, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905-08; Solicitor, 1st
District, 1910-22; Governor of
North Carolina, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his suite at the Sir Walter Hotel,
Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 31,
1949 (age 67 years, 176
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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Samuel James Ervin Jr. (1896-1985) —
also known as Sam J. Ervin, Jr. —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
27, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931; chair of
Burke County Democratic Party, 1924; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-37; superior
court judge in North Carolina, 1937-43; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1946-47; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1948-54; appointed 1948; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Historical Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order
of Ahepa; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Junior
Order; Newcomen
Society; Sigma
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., April
23, 1985 (age 88 years, 208
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.; statue at County Courthouse Grounds, Morganton, N.C.
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Wesley Luther Ferrell (1895-1967) —
also known as W. L. Ferrell —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., August
28, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Forsyth County,
1923-24; member of North
Carolina state senate 22nd District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died November
16, 1967 (age 72 years, 80
days).
Interment at Salem
Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Fred Folger (b. 1900) —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.
Born in Dobson, Surry
County, N.C., September
12, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 23rd District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959;
resigned 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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John Hamlin Folger (1880-1963) —
also known as John H. Folger —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.; Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Rockford, Surry
County, N.C., December
18, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-28; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1941-49.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Died in Clemmons, Forsyth
County, N.C., July 19,
1963 (age 82 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Mt. Airy, N.C.
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Lawrence H. Fountain (1913-2002) —
also known as L. H. Fountain —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Leggett, Edgecombe
County, N.C., April
23, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1947-52; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1953-83; member,
Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism, 1981-82.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose;
American Bar Association; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
20, 2002 (age 89 years, 180
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Haines Frazier (1899-1978) —
also known as Robert H. Frazier —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
8, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Greensboro, N.C., 1951-55.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Society for International Law; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., August
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 225
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Nick Galifianakis (b. 1928) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., July 22,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-66; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1967-73 (5th District
1967-69, 4th District 1969-73); candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1972.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis;
Delta
Theta Phi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2002.
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Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) —
also known as O. Max Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., March
22, 1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; chair of
Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member of
North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1911-12, 1915-16; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Nu; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in his suite at the St. Regis Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1947 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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John Alexander Giannetti Jr. (b. 1964) —
also known as John A. Giannetti, Jr. —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born, in a hospital,
at Camp Lejeune, Onslow
County, N.C., June 9,
1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated,
1994; member of Maryland
state senate 21st District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Italian,
Irish,
and American
Indian ancestry. Member, Chi Phi;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Jaycees;
Sons
of Italy; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2003.
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David McKee Hall (1918-1960) —
of Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C.
Born in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., May 16,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1959-60; died
in office 1960.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Paraplegic.
Died in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., January
29, 1960 (age 41 years, 258
days).
Interment at Webster
Methodist Church Cemetery, Webster, N.C.
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William Cicero Hammer (1865-1930) —
also known as William C. Hammer —
of Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C.
Born near Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C., March
24, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; mayor
of Asheboro, N.C., 1895-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1896,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1914-20; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1921-30; died in
office 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Woodmen of
the World.
Died in Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C., September
26, 1930 (age 65 years, 186
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Asheboro, N.C.
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Franklin Daniel Boone Harding (1904-1978) —
also known as F. D. B. Harding —
of Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C.
Born in Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C., June 29,
1904.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1944;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-50, 1961-64; member
of North
Carolina state senate, 1965-66; member of North
Carolina Republican State Central Committee, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died in Yadkin
County, N.C., January
31, 1978 (age 73 years, 216
days).
Interment at Yadkinville
Town Cemetery, Yadkinville, N.C.
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Thomas J. Harkins (b. 1879) —
of Weatherford, Custer
County, Okla.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., January
15, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1927-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herschel S. Harkins and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins; married 1904 to Roxy
Seevers. |
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Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) —
also known as Brooks Hays —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; North Carolina; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in London, Pope
County, Ark., August
9, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; defeated,
1958; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Lions;
American Bar Association.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., October
11, 1981 (age 83 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
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David Ezekiel Henderson (1879-1968) —
also known as David E. Henderson —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.; Scalybark, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Deppe, Onslow
County, N.C., September
3, 1879.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1945-48; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,
1948-49; resigned 1949.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Redmen;
Woodmen
of the World; Kiwanis.
Died July 25,
1968 (age 88 years, 326
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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John Hjalmar Hougen (1889-1978) —
also known as John H. Hougen —
of Fisher, Polk
County, Minn.; Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., July 7,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1927-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1930; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., July 14,
1978 (age 89 years, 7
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert Lee Humber (1898-1970) —
also known as Robert L. Humber —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 30,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1959-64.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; United
World Federalists; American
Legion; Rotary;
American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Farm
Bureau; National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
Died November
10, 1970 (age 72 years, 164
days).
Interment at Cherry
Hill Cemetery, Greenville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Lee Humber and Lena Clyde (Davis) Humber; married, October
16, 1929, to Lucie Berthier. |
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Rivers Dunn Johnson (1885-1958) —
also known as Rivers D. Johnson —
of Warsaw, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., December
29, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Warsaw, N.C., 1909-10; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1912-13, 1915-16, 1923-24,
1927-28, 1931-32, 1935-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1916,
1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Kenansville, Duplin
County, N.C., January
13, 1958 (age 72 years, 15
days).
Interment at Pinecrest Cemetery, Warsaw, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Seymour Anderson Johnson and Anne Eliza (Clarke) Johnson; married
1921 to
Olivia R. Best. |
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Andrew Hall Johnston (b. 1882) —
also known as A. Hall Johnston —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., March
13, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state senate 31st District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William O. Jolly and Cornelia (Mumford) Jolly. |
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Charles Andrew Jonas (1876-1955) —
also known as Charles A. Jonas —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., August
14, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel and director, Midland Oil
Company; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940,
1944;
member of North
Carolina state senate 30th District, 1915-18; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-30, 1935-38; member
of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1927-40; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1929-31;
defeated, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1931-32;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Modern
Woodmen; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died May 25,
1955 (age 78 years, 284
days).
Interment at Hollybrook
Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
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Charles Raper Jonas (1904-1988) —
also known as Charles R. Jonas —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., December
9, 1904.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1953-73 (10th District
1953-63, 8th District 1963-69, 9th District 1969-73).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1988
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Richard Jordan Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as John R. Jordan, Jr. —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Winton, Hertford
County, N.C., January
16, 1921.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Jordan, Sr. and Ina Love (Mitchell) Jordan; married 1949 to
Patricia Exum Weaver. |
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John Worth Kern (1849-1917) —
also known as John W. Kern —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Alto, Howard
County, Ind., December
20, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1870; Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1885-89; member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-97; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1900, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1904,
1908,
1912
(chair, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1908; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1911-17; defeated, 1916.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died of tuberculosis
and uremic
poisoning, in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., August
17, 1917 (age 67 years, 240
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Botetourt County, Va.; reinterment
in 1929 at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Horace Robinson Kornegay (1924-2009) —
also known as Horace R. Kornegay —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., March
12, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1961-69;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Sigma Phi.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
21, 2009 (age 84 years, 315
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac Beverly Lake (1906-1996) —
also known as I. Beverly Lake —
of Wake Forest, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Wake Forest, Wake
County, N.C., August
29, 1906.
Lawyer;
law
professor; candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960, 1964; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1965-78.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in 1996
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Lake and Lula (Caldwell) Lake; married to Gertrude Bell;
father of I.
Beverly Lake Jr.. |
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H. Martin Lancaster (b. 1943) —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Patetown Community, Wayne
County, N.C., March
24, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1987-95;
defeated, 1994.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks;
American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2014.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins; married, March
15, 1930, to Pauline Murrill. |
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William Baxter Lee (b. 1879) —
also known as W. Baxter Lee —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., June 16,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1916.
Southern
Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Lee and Sarah J. (Damron) Lee; married, March
28, 1905, to Elizabeth Douglas Matthews. |
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James Crawford Little (b. 1877) —
also known as J. C. Little —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Union
County, N.C., October
22, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1913-14.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George M. Little and Serena K. (Brooks) Little; married, January
3, 1912, to Alena Marsh. |
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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; director, Gulf Life
Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Blue
Key; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Scott Wike Lucas (1892-1968) —
also known as Scott W. Lucas —
of Havana, Mason
County, Ill.
Born near Chandlerville, Cass
County, Ill., February
19, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1935-39; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1939-51; defeated, 1950; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion.
Professional baseball
player, 3-I League, three years.
Died in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., February
22, 1968 (age 76 years, 3
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Havana, Ill.
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Angus Wilton McLean (1870-1935) —
also known as Angus W. McLean —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., April
20, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; Robeson
County Attorney, 1892-1904; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1932;
member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1916-24; Governor of
North Carolina, 1925-29.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Sons of
the Revolution; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 21,
1935 (age 65 years, 62
days).
Entombed at Meadowbrook
Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
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Harry McMullan (1884-1955) —
of Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Hertford, Perquimans
County, N.C., July 23,
1884.
Member of North
Carolina state senate, 1929; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1938-55; died in office 1955.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died June 24,
1955 (age 70 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Hayes McNeill (b. 1877) —
also known as Robert H. McNeill —
of Jefferson, Ashe
County, N.C.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., April
25, 1877.
Republican. Candidate for superior court judge in North Carolina,
1901; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1904,
1936,
1948,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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William Medford (b. 1909) —
of Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C.
Born in Bryson City, Swain
County, N.C., January
29, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947-48, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1961-69.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of A. T. Medford and Verna (Welch) Medford; married 1940 to Martha
Mock. |
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Burley B. Mitchell Jr. (b. 1940) —
Born December
15, 1940.
Lawyer;
District Attorney, 10th District, 1972-77; Judge, North Carolina
Court of Appeals, 1977-79; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1982-94; appointed 1982; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1995-.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives: Son
of Burley Bayard Mitchell, Sr. and Dorothy Ford (Champion) Mitchell;
married, August
3, 1962, to Mary Lou Willett. |
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Hugh Gordon Mitchell (b. 1902) —
also known as Hugh G. Mitchell —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., October
5, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
third vice-president, Alexander Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1943-46.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Delta
Sigma Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Page Mitchell and Amelia (Leinster)
Mitchell. |
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Robert Burren Morgan (1925-2016) —
also known as Robert Morgan —
of Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C., October
5, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1955-67; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1969-74; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1975-81; defeated, 1980.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died July 16,
2016 (age 90 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Z. V. Morgan —
of Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 18th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) —
also known as John J. Parker —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., November
20, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1924; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1925-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
17, 1958 (age 72 years, 117
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Buie Seawell (b. 1937) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., July 8,
1937.
Democrat. Lawyer; Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1985-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1988.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2001.
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Herbert Floyd Seawell (b. 1869) —
also known as Herbert F. Seawell —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., August
8, 1869.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1910-13;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916,
1920
(alternate), 1924
(alternate), 1928;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Virgil Newton Seawell and Ellen (Croom) Seawell; married, July 30,
1895, to Ella McNeill. |
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Susie Marshall Sharp (1907-1996) —
of Reidsville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., July 7,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1949-62; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1962-74; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1974-79.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Altrusa;
Soroptimists.
Died March 1,
1996 (age 88 years, 238
days).
Interment somewhere
in Reidsville, N.C.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Merritt Sharp and Annie (Blackwell)
Sharp. |
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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.
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Union Lee Spence (1867-1954) —
also known as U. L. Spence —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Stanly
County, N.C., August
20, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1903, 1935; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924,
1928;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died June 30,
1954 (age 86 years, 314
days).
Interment at Cross Hill Cemetery, Carthage, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Spence and Margaret (Reeves) Spence; married to Mary
Worthy. |
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memorial |
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Joe Max Thomas (1915-1993) —
also known as J. Max Thomas —
of Marshville, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C., July 9,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Union
County Recorder's Court Judge, 1948-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1955-59.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
15, 1993 (age 78 years, 37
days).
Interment at Marshville Cemetery, Marshville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Thomas and Lillian Maude (Hasty) Thomas; married 1940 to Myrtle
Herron Glenn; married 1947 to Vergie
Emma Griffin. |
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memorial |
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Charles Walter Tillett Jr. (1888-1952) —
also known as Charles W. Tillett, Jr. —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Mangum, Richmond
County, N.C., February
6, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1928
(alternate), 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Major proponent of the United Nations.
While suffering from depression, he jumped
from the eighth floor of an office
building, and fell to
his death, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., December
23, 1952 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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George Holden Tinkham (1870-1956) —
also known as George H. Tinkham —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
29, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1910-12; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1915-43 (11th District
1915-33, 10th District 1933-43).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Died in Cramerton, Gaston
County, N.C., August
28, 1956 (age 85 years, 304
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Itimous Thaddeus Valentine Jr. (1926-2015) —
also known as Tim Valentine —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., March
15, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-60; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1983-95.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees.
Died in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., November
10, 2015 (age 89 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) —
also known as Thomas J. Walsh —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1928.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. Attorney
General, died suddenly of a heart
attack, on a
train of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., March 2,
1933 (age 73 years, 263
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Alfred Decatur Ward (b. 1859) —
also known as A. D. Ward —
of Kenansville, Duplin
County, N.C.; New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born near Rosehill, Duplin
County, N.C., December
25, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Kenansville, N.C., 1888-92; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Duplin County,
1893-94; member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1913-16.
Baptist.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; American Bar Association.
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Robinson Ward and Keziah Jane (Johnson) Ward; married, October
22, 1899, to Carolina Virginia Farrior. |
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Thomas Davis Warren (b. 1872) —
also known as Thomas D. Warren —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., January
21, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1901-04; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1914; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1916
(alternate), 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1919-20.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Young Warren and Fannie (Badham) Warren; married to Mary
Stevenson. |
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Cameron S. Weeks (b. 1910) —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., November
19, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941-55; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-54; member of
North
Carolina state senate, 1955-66; director, Atlantic & North
Carolina Railroad.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Earle Weeks and Lena Rivers (Pittman) Weeks; married, December
18, 1935, to Glennes Dodge. |
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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.
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Dennis Alvin Wicker (b. 1952) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Sanford, Lee
County, N.C., June 14,
1952.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1980-92; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1993-2001.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2001.
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