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J. W. Alspaugh John Wesley Alspaugh (1828-1912) — also known as J. W. Alspaugh — of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth County, N.C. Born in North Carolina, July 21, 1828. Lawyer; banker; newspaper editor; mayor of Winston, N.C., 1871-72, 1873-74, 1875-76. Died in Winston (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth County, N.C., November 3, 1912 (age 84 years, 105 days). Interment at Salem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.
  Presumably named for: John Wesley
  Relatives: Son of John Alspaugh and Elizabeth (Lashmit) Alspaugh; uncle of Franklin Pierce Alspaugh.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Winston-Salem
  Malbourne Addison Angier (1820-1900) — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Orange County (part now in Durham County), N.C., November 30, 1820. Merchant; banker; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1890-93. Methodist. Died in Durham County, N.C., December 30, 1900 (age 80 years, 30 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.; memorial monument at Durham County Courthouse Grounds, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew B. Angier and Sally (Dollar) Angier; married, February 10, 1853, to Mary Jane Pearson; great-grandfather of Angier Biddle Duke.
  Political families: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Umstead-Grimmet-Byrd family of Durham, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Daniel Austin and Mary Jane (Talley) Austin; married to Nancy Kerns.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Collin Barnes (b. 1875) — also known as D. C. Barnes — of Murfreesboro, Hertford County, N.C. Born in Murfreesboro, Hertford County, N.C., November 26, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Hertford County, 1909-10, 1921-22; member of North Carolina state senate 1st District, 1911-14. Member, Kappa Alpha Order; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Alexander Barnes and Bettie (Vaughan) Barnes.
  Russell Newton Barringer (1903-1996) — also known as Russell N. Barringer — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Newton, Catawba County, N.C., March 1, 1903. Republican. Lumber business; furniture business; bank director; member of North Carolina Republican State Executive Committee, 1932-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1956, 1968 (alternate), 1972; treasurer of North Carolina Republican Party, 1966-72. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Shriners. Died, in Hillcrest Convalescent Center, Durham, Durham County, N.C., January 15, 1996 (age 92 years, 320 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Hamilton Belton Barringer and Dorothy 'Jasie' (McKenzie) Barringer; married, August 16, 1926, to MaeLee Page; first cousin four times removed of Daniel Laurens Barringer; second cousin thrice removed of Daniel Moreau Barringer; fourth cousin once removed of George Hannah Barringer.
  Political family: Barringer family of North Carolina.
  Epitaph: "Beloved Husband and Father."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Murphey Bason (1894-1986) — also known as Sam M. Bason — of Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C. Born in Swepsonville, Alamance County, N.C., December 3, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Bank of Yanceyville; owner, Caswell Insurance and Realty Company; director, North Carolina Railroad; member of North Carolina state senate 15th District, 1947-48, 1953-54, 1959. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Died in January, 1986 (age 91 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Bason and Flora Green (Murphey) Bason; married 1921 to Martha E. Hatchett.
  James Harper Beall Jr. (1918-1999) — also known as J. Harper Beall, Jr. — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Caldwell County, N.C., May 3, 1918. Oil business; banker; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1961-67. Presbyterian. Died April 11, 1999 (age 80 years, 343 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Harper Beall and Elizabeth Fulton (Lindsay) Beall; married to Lorraine Wilcox.
  Sion Hillard Buchanan (1848-1910) — also known as Sion H. Buchanan — of Jonesboro, Moore County (now part of Sanford, Lee County), N.C. Born in Moore County (part now in Lee County), N.C., September 13, 1848. Republican. Merchant; banker; postmaster at Jonesboro, N.C., 1872-75, 1875-82, 1882-84, 1897-1901. Died, from pleurisy, in Lee County, N.C., March 27, 1910 (age 61 years, 195 days). Interment at Shallow Well Cemetery, Sanford, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Jane (Williams) Buchanan and Joseph Buchanan; brother of Daniel Bryant Buchanan and Joseph Benjamin Buchanan; married 1865 to Margaret 'Maggie' Love; married 1889 to Lillian Brantley Richardson.
  Political family: Buchanan family of Sanford, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert M. Burleson (b. 1871) — of Elk Park, Avery County, N.C. Born in Plumtree, Avery County, N.C., February 28, 1871. Republican. Merchant; farmer; banker; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Avery County, 1913-14. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of C. W. Burleson and Olive (English) Burleson; married to Ora English.
  Frederick Louis Carr (1873-1939) — of Wilson, Wilson County, N.C. Born in Pitt County, N.C., August 7, 1873. Democrat. Farmer; bank director; director, Wilson Cotton Mills; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons. Died, from lobar pneumonia, in Wilson, Wilson County, N.C., November 28, 1939 (age 66 years, 113 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Titus William Carr and Ada Gray (Little) Carr; married, December 10, 1908, to Nancy 'Nannie' Branch.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) — also known as Julian S. Carr; Jule Carr — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Durham, Durham County, N.C., October 12, 1845. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull Durham" tobacco; founder of the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company and Durham Hosiery Mills; involved in railroads, utilities, and banking; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1873; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888, 1904, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President), 1916; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1900. Methodist. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died, of pneumonia, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 29, 1924 (age 78 years, 200 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Carr and Elizabeth Pannill (Bullock) Carr; married, February 18, 1873, to Nancy Graham 'Nannie' Parrish (daughter of Doctor Claiborne Parrish); nephew of Robert Bullock; first cousin of William Simeon Bullock.
  Political family: Bullock-Parrish family of Durham, North Carolina.
  The town of Carrboro, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jerome Bayard Clark (1882-1959) — also known as J. Bayard Clark — of Elizabethtown, Bladen County, N.C.; Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C. Born near Elizabethtown, Bladen County, N.C., April 5, 1882. Democrat. Lawyer; president, Bank of Elizabethtown, 1910-22; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Bladen County, 1915-16; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1929-49 (6th District 1929-33, 7th District 1933-49). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., August 26, 1959 (age 77 years, 143 days). Interment at Cross Creek Cemetery No. 3, Fayetteville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Washington Clark and Catharine Amelia (Blue) Clark; married, June 2, 1908, to Helen Purdie Robinson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
George W. Coan, Jr. George William Coan Jr. (1892-1975) — also known as George W. Coan, Jr. — of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C. Born in Virginia, June 2, 1892. Democrat. Banker; mayor of Winston-Salem, N.C., 1929-35, 1943-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944. Died, from colon cancer, in Ziglar's Home for the Aged, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C., May 1, 1975 (age 82 years, 333 days). Interment at Salem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of George William Coan and Lula (Brown) Coan; married, December 14, 1914, to Mary Elizabeth Wiggins; married to Dorothy Lindsey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Winston-Salem
  Henry Workman Conner (1797-1861) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Mecklenburg County, N.C., 1797. Merchant; banker; president, South Carolina Railroad; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St. Michael's, 1860-61; died in office 1861. Died, from peritonitis, in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., January 11, 1861 (age about 63 years). Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Married to Julianna Margaret Courtney; father of James Conner.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jonathan Elwood Cox (b. 1856) — also known as J. Elwood Cox — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C.; High Point, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Rich Square, Northampton County, N.C., November 1, 1856. Republican. Banker; manufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1896; candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1908. Quaker. Interment at New Garden Friends Meeting Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan E. Cox and Elizabeth A. (Hare) Cox; married, October 23, 1878, to Bertha E. Snow.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Winfield Crew, Sr. and Texas A. (Stanley) Crew.
  Claude Currie (b. 1890) — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Candor, Montgomery County, N.C., December 8, 1890. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; member of North Carolina state senate, 1927-28, 1945-50, 1953-59 (18th District 1927-28, 14th District 1945-50, 1953-59); president, Security Savings and Loan Association. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John C. Currie and Louise (McKinnon) Currie.
  Walter Eugene Daniel (b. 1859) — also known as W. E. Daniel — of Weldon, Halifax County, N.C. Born in Weldon, Halifax County, N.C., August 14, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; director of cotton mill firms; member of North Carolina state senate 4th District, 1907-08, 1913-14. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of R. W. Daniel and Narcissa A. (Allen) Daniel; married 1888 to Jeannette E. Snead.
  Archie Kimbrough Davis (b. 1911) — also known as Archie K. Davis — of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C. Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C., January 22, 1911. Democrat. Chairman of the board, Wachovia Bank and Trust Company; member of North Carolina state senate 22nd District, 1959. Member, American Bankers Association; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Thomas W. Davis and Frances (Conrad) Davis.
  James Kemp Doughton Sr. (1884-1973) — of Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C. Born in Alleghany County, N.C., May 18, 1884. Banker; farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1948-57; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1951-57. Methodist. Indicted for bank fraud in 1928; tried and acquitted. Died, of pneumonia, in a hospital at Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C., March 17, 1973 (age 88 years, 303 days). Interment at Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus A. Doughton; nephew of Robert Lee Doughton.
  Political family: Doughton family of Sparta, North Carolina.
  Robert Lee Doughton (1863-1954) — also known as Robert L. Doughton — of Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, N.C. Born in Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, N.C., November 7, 1863. Democrat. Farmer; banker; member of North Carolina state senate 35th District, 1908-10; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1911-53 (8th District 1911-33, 9th District 1933-53); delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940. Baptist. Died in Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, N.C., October 1, 1954 (age 90 years, 328 days). Interment at Laurel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Laurel Springs, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of J. H. Doughton and Rebecca (Jones) Doughton; brother of Rufus A. Doughton; married 1898 to Lillie S. Hix; uncle of James Kemp Doughton Sr..
  Political family: Doughton family of Sparta, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Rufus A. Doughton (1857-1946) — of Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C. Born in Alleghany County, N.C., January 10, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for North Carolina Railroad; farmer; banker; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Alleghany County, 1887-92, 1909-16, 1921-22; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1891; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1946 (age about 89 years). Interment at Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of J. Horton Doughton and Rebecca (Jones) Doughton; brother of Robert Lee Doughton; married, January 3, 1883, to Sue B. Parks; father of James Kemp Doughton Sr..
  Political family: Doughton family of Sparta, North Carolina.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edwin Duncan (b. 1905) — of Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C. Born in Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C., June 25, 1905. Democrat. Banker; member of North Carolina state senate 29th District, 1953-54, 1959. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Crockett Duncan and Della (Woodruff) Duncan.
  Emanuel Joshua Evans (1907-1997) — also known as Emanuel J. Evans; E. J. Evans; "Mutt" — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., May 2, 1907. Democrat. President, United Department Stores; chairman, Cape Fear Feed Products; director, Wachovia Bank; trustee, Watts Hospital; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1951-63. Jewish. Member, Tau Epsilon Phi. Died February 8, 1997 (age 89 years, 282 days). Interment at Durham Hebrew Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Evans and Sarah (Newmark) Evans; brother-in-law of Leon L. Schneider and Harold Lawrence Frankel; brother of Monroe E. Evans; married, June 19, 1928, to Sara Nachamson.
  Political family: Evans family of North Carolina.
  Epitaph: "The people's mayor."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Leslie Ballard Evans (b. 1869) — also known as L. B. Evans — of Clarkton, Bladen County, N.C. Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., February 25, 1869. Democrat. Physician; banker; member of North Carolina state senate 11th District, 1913-14. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Evans and Douglas (Wright) Evans.
James R. Fain James R. Fain — of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C. Born in Tennessee. Banker; mayor of Winston-Salem, N.C., 1939-41. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: City of Winston-Salem
  William Frank Forsyth (b. 1915) — also known as W. Frank Forsyth — of Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C. Born July 21, 1915. Democrat. Executive vice-president Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Murphy, Andrews, Hayesville and Robbinsville; member of North Carolina state senate 33rd District, 1959. Methodist. Member, Lions; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Thomas Forsyth and Xena (Bristol) Forsyth; married 1938 to Ruth Lail.
  Arthur Lee Gaston (1876-1951) — of Chester, Chester County, S.C. Born in Chester, Chester County, S.C., August 14, 1876. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Chester County, 1900-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1920; director of banks and cotton mills. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary. Died, from Hodgkins lymphoma, in Charlotte Memorial Hospital, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., August 13, 1951 (age 74 years, 364 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Chalmers Gaston and Adelaide (Lee) Gaston; married, December 3, 1902, to Virginia Carolina Aiken; married, April 20, 1910, to Edith Byrd Smith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Riddick Waverly Gatling (1871-1958) — also known as R. W. Gatling — of Gates, Gates County, N.C. Born in Gates County, N.C., October 4, 1871. Democrat. Farmer; Gates County Treasurer, 1898-1914; banker; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Gates County, 1919-22; postmaster. Episcopalian. Suffered a fall at home, and died eight days later, from heart disease, in Roanoke Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie, Hertford County, N.C., September 28, 1958 (age 86 years, 359 days). Interment at Gatesville Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Emily Gertrude (Willey) Gatling and John Jacob Gatling; married to Nancy Darden Langston; nephew of Riddick Gatling Jr.; grandson of Riddick Gatling; first cousin of Gladstone Daughtry Gatling.
  Political family: Gatling family of Gates County, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Barry Grove (1764-1818) — also known as William B. Grove — of Cumberland County, N.C. Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., January 15, 1764. Lawyer; banker; member of North Carolina house of commons from Cumberland County, 1787-89; delegate to North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1789; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1791-1803 (at-large 1791-97, 7th District 1797-99, at-large 1799-1803). Slaveowner. Died in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., March 30, 1818 (age 54 years, 74 days). Interment at Grove Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Virgil D. Guire (1874-1953) — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Guilford County, N.C., November 29, 1874. Democrat. Merchant; banker; postmaster; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1922-27; resigned 1927. Presbyterian. Died December 5, 1953 (age 79 years, 6 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Guire and Anzalette (Trogden) Guire; married to Lena Triplett.
  John Oliver Gunn (1892-1992) — also known as J. O. Gunn — of Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C. Born in Pelham, Caswell County, N.C., December 27, 1892. Democrat. Farmer; automobile dealer; banker; Caswell County Treasurer, 1936-40; chair of Caswell County Democratic Party, 1942-45; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-57, 1965-67; secretary, Royal Hosiery Mills. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary; Junior Order. Died, in Memorial Hospital, Danville, Va., February 18, 1992 (age 99 years, 53 days). Interment at Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Griffin Gunn and Nannie Elizabeth (Rudd) Gunn; married to Annie Warner Newman; first cousin of John Henry Gunn (who married Hettie Elizabeth Tolbert).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Kay Hagan (b. 1953) — also known as Janet Kay Ruthven — Born in Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., May 26, 1953. Democrat. Banker; member of North Carolina state senate, 1999-2009; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 2009-15; defeated, 2014. Female. Still living as of 2015.
  Relatives: Niece of Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  John Wesley Hanes (b. 1892) — also known as John W. Hanes — of Millbrook, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C., April 24, 1892. Investment banker; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1938; assistant U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1938; Undersecretary, 1938-39. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: John Wesley
  Relatives: Son of John W. Hanes and Anna (Hodgin) Hanes; married, November 21, 1916, to Elizabeth Agnes Mitchel; married, August 4, 1937, to Hope Yandell.
  Charles Joseph Harris (1853-1944) — also known as Charles J. Harris — of Dillsboro, Jackson County, N.C. Born in Putnam, Windham County, Conn., September 11, 1853. Republican. President, Harris Kaolin Co. (mining), Harris Granite Quarries, and Harris-Woodbury Lumber Co.; president, Jackson County Bank (Sylva, N.C.); vice-president, American National Bank (Asheville, N.C.); president, Asheville Daily Times newspaper; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1896 (member, Credentials Committee), 1908, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936 (alternate); candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1904. Suffered a broken back, probably from a fall, was unable to eat, and died from inanition, in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., February 14, 1944 (age 90 years, 156 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Harris and Zilpah (Torrey) Harris; married to Florence Rust.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Kenneth R. Harris — also known as Ken Harris — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Iredell County, N.C. Republican. Banker; insurance business; mayor of Charlotte, N.C., 1977-79. Still living as of 1995.
  Edmund Alexander Hawes Jr. (b. 1880) — also known as E. A. Hawes — of Atkinson, Pender County, N.C. Born in Atkinson, Pender County, N.C., December 8, 1880. Democrat. Merchant; president, Pender Telephone Company; bank director; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Pender County, 1905-06; member of North Carolina state senate, 1909-10, 1913-14 (10th District 1909-10, 9th District 1913-14). Episcopalian. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edmund A. Hawes and Virginia E. (Russ) Hawes.
  John Sprunt Hill (b. 1869) — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Faison, Duplin County, N.C., March 17, 1869. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; banker; farmer; member of North Carolina state senate 16th District, 1933-35. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Odd Fellows; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Frederick Rulfs Keith (b. 1900) — also known as Fred R. Keith — of St. Pauls, Robeson County, N.C.; Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., December 25, 1900. Republican. Realtor; farmer; hardware store owner; banker; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948, 1960, 1964; chair of Robeson County Republican Party, 1952. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Tau Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Keith and Lillie (Rulfs) Keith; married, November 24, 1927, to Grace Butler.
  Oscar Arthur Kirkman (b. 1900) — also known as O. Arthur Kirkman — of High Point, Guilford County, N.C. Born in High Point, Guilford County, N.C., April 16, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; executive vice-president and general manager, Thomasville & Denton Railroad Company; director, American Short Line Railroad Association; president, Atlantic Savings and Loan Association (High Point, N.C.); mayor of High Point, N.C., 1939-43; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-52; member of North Carolina state senate 17th District, 1953-59; president, American Cancer Society, 1953-54. Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Woodmen; Royal Arcanum; American Legion; Alpha Kappa Psi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar Arthur Kirkman, Sr. and Lulu Blanche (Hammer) Kirkman; married 1933 to Katharine Morgan.
  Walter J. Lenoir (1862-1952) — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Caldwell County, N.C., August 2, 1862. Democrat. Merchant; banker; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1917-20, 1933-37. Episcopalian. Died August 12, 1952 (age 90 years, 10 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus Theodore Lenoir and Sarah (Gwyn) Lenoir; married to Harriet Augusta Horton.
  Robert Eugene Little (b. 1852) — also known as R. E. Little — of Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C. Born in Ansonville, Anson County, N.C., November 21, 1852. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888; member of North Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1888; member of North Carolina state senate, 1889-90, 1893-94, 1913-14; chair of Anson County Democratic Party, 1891-99. Interment at Bennett Family Cemetery, Near Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Little and Sarah (Ledbetter) Little.
  James Anderson Long (b. 1841) — also known as J. A. Long — of Roxboro, Person County, N.C. Born in Person County, N.C., May 23, 1841. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; bank president; president, Roxboro Cotton Mills; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1880, 1888; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Person County, 1885-86; member of North Carolina state senate, 1889-90, 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-10, 1913-14 (20th District 1889-90, 17th District 1901-02, 18th District 1905-06, 1909-10, 17th District 1913-14). Methodist. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ratliff Long and Mary (Walters) Long; married 1882 to Laura R. Thompson.
  S. W. Lovingood (b. 1865) — of Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C. Born in Cherokee County, N.C., February, 1865. Democrat. School teacher; manufacturer; secretary, Murphy Light and Power Company; bank director; mayor of Murphy, N.C., 1896; member of North Carolina state senate 38th District, 1913-14. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Lovingood and Mahala Lovingood.
  Hector MacLean (1920-2012) — of Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C. Born in Baltimore, Md., September 15, 1920. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; president, Bank of Lumberton; president, Virginia and Carolina Southern Railroad; mayor of Lumberton, N.C., 1949-53; member of North Carolina state senate, 1961-71; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964. Presbyterian. Died in Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C., December 7, 2012 (age 92 years, 83 days). Interment at Meadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Angus Wilton McLean and Margaret Jane (French) McLean; married, December 18, 1944, to Lyl Warwick.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Sylvanus Mauney (b. 1851) — also known as S. S. Mauney — of Cherryville, Gaston County, N.C. Born in Cleveland County, N.C., October 11, 1851. Democrat. Banker; mayor of Cherryville, N.C., 1913; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Gaston County, 1913-16. Lutheran. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Archibald Alexander McLean and Caroline (Purcell) McLean; married, April 14, 1904, to Margaret French; father of Hector MacLean.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lee Slater Overman (1854-1930) — also known as Lee S. Overman — of Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C. Born in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., January 3, 1854. Democrat. School teacher; private secretary to Gov. Z. B. Vance, 1877-78, and to Gov. Thomas J. Jarvis, 1879; lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County, 1883-88, 1893-94, 1899-1900; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1893; president, North Carolina Railroad, 1894; president, Saisbury Savings Bank; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1903-30; died in office 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916. Died, from a stomach hemorrhage, in Washington, D.C., December 12, 1930 (age 76 years, 343 days). Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Overman and Mary E. Overman; married, October 31, 1878, to Mary P. Merrimon (daughter of Augustus Summerfield Merrimon).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Newton Page (1859-1933) — also known as Robert N. Page — of Aberdeen, Moore County, N.C.; Biscoe, Montgomery County, N.C.; Southern Pines, Moore County, N.C. Born in Cary, Wake County, N.C., October 26, 1859. Democrat. Lumber business; treasurer, Aberdeen & Asheboro Railroad Co., 1890-1902; president, Citizens Bank and Trust Co., Southern Pines N.C.; vice president, Page Trust Co., Aberdeen, N.C.; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1901-02; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1903-17. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died in Aberdeen, Moore County, N.C., October 3, 1933 (age 73 years, 342 days). Interment at Old Bethesda Cemetery, Aberdeen, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Allison Francis Page and Catherine (Raboteau) 'Kate' Page; brother of Walter Hines Page; married, June 20, 1888, to Flora Shaw.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Oscar Grant Parsley (1806-1885) — also known as Oscar G. Parsley — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Onslow County, N.C., February 25, 1806. Sawmill owner; banker; mayor of Wilmington, N.C., 1856. Presbyterian. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., June 3, 1885 (age 79 years, 98 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Married to Anna Maria McKay; father of Oscar Grant Parsley Jr. and William Murdoch Parsley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Leak Parsons (1858-1931) — also known as W. L. Parsons — of Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C. Born in Camden, Kershaw County, S.C., December 15, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; bank president; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1887-88, 1907-08; member of North Carolina state senate 21st District, 1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924. Methodist. Died in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., December 21, 1931 (age 73 years, 6 days). Interment at Eastside Cemetery, Rockingham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Hilliard Crawford Parsons and Frances Cornelia (Leak) Parsons; married 1882 to Mary Wall 'Manie' Leak.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Rufus L. Patterson Rufus L. Patterson — of Salem (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth County, N.C. Banker; owned a combined cotton, flour and paper mill; mayor of Salem, N.C., 1875-76. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: City of Winston-Salem
T. V. Pennington Trealy Vinton Pennington (1898-1981) — also known as T. V. Pennington — of Powhatan, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Ashe County, N.C., April 22, 1898. Republican. Coal miner; postmaster; grocer; bank director; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1948, 1956. Methodist. Died, in Welch Hospital, Welch, McDowell County, W.Va., February 22, 1981 (age 82 years, 306 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of James Abraham Pennington and Celia Jane (Haga) Pennington; married to Wilma Rachel Lowe and Odell Eastep.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Find-A-Grave
  Erastus Foster Post (1859-1937) — also known as Erastus F. Post — of Quogue, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Quogue, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., July 3, 1859. Farmer; banker; member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1896-98. Died, from angina pectoris and liver cancer, on board a train near Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, N.C., March 30, 1937 (age 77 years, 270 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Oliver Post and Harriet (Foster) Post; married, November 12, 1885, to Anna Grace Foster; third cousin twice removed of Jotham Post Jr..
  Political family: Post family of New York City, New York.
  Leonidas Dunlap Robinson (1867-1941) — also known as Leonidas D. Robinson — of Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C. Born in Gulledge Township, Anson County, N.C., April 22, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; bank president; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1894, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912, 1920, 1928; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1917-21. Died in Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C., November 7, 1941 (age 74 years, 199 days). Interment at Eastview Cemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John L. Scott Jr. — of Graham, Alamance County, N.C. Born in Graham, Alamance County, N.C. Democrat. Bank president; cotton manufacturer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1909-10, 1913-14 (19th District 1909-10, 18th District 1913-14). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James S. Scott and Margaret Elizabeth (Donnell) Scott; married, January 9, 1884, to Fannie L. Brady.
  John McKee Spratt Jr. (b. 1942) — also known as John M. Spratt, Jr. — of York, York County, S.C. Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 1, 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964 (alternate), 1996 (speaker), 2000, 2004, 2008; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1983-. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  John Benton Stacy (1891-1977) — also known as J. Benton Stacy — of Ruffin, Rockingham County, N.C. Born May 23, 1891. Democrat. Postmaster; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; farmer; banker; member of North Carolina state senate 17th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died May 1, 1977 (age 85 years, 343 days). Interment at Ruffin Community Cemetery, Ruffin, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Mullins Stacy and Betty (Benton) Stacy; married 1922 to Mary Cole.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joe Jones Steele (b. 1918) — also known as Joe J. Steele — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Caldwell County, N.C., December 7, 1918. Banker; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1967-71. Methodist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hannibal Brown Steele, Jr. and Hattie Ella (Jones) Steele; married to Nancy Earnhardt.
  James Gudger Stikeleather Jr. (b. 1911) — also known as James G. Stikeleather, Jr. — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., September 8, 1911. Democrat. Insurance and real estate business; president, Carolina Federal Savings & Loan Association; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1955; member of North Carolina state senate 31st District, 1956-59. Methodist. Member, Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Gudger Stikeleather and Nancy (Weaver) Stikeleather; married 1937 to Dorothy Kimberly.
  Alan L. Susman (b. 1930) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in High Point, Guilford County, N.C., April 8, 1930. Democrat. Farmer; banker; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1971-82; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; B'nai B'rith. Still living as of 1982.
  Relatives: Son of B. L. Susman and Ann (Land) Susman; married, December 29, 1952, to Sally Matz.
  Stacey W. Wade (b. 1875) — Born in Morehead City, Carteret County, N.C., August 18, 1875. Democrat. Vice-president, Carteret Ice Company; director, Bank of Carteret; member finance committee, Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad; North Carolina insurance commissioner, 1921; secretary of state of North Carolina, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David B. Wade and Sarah (Royal) Wade; married 1905 to Miss Clyde Mann.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Young Warren and Fannie (Badham) Warren; married to Mary Stevenson.
  James Risdon Widby (1850-1911) — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born August 18, 1850. Merchant; insurance agent; banker; postmaster at Lenoir, N.C., 1881-89; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1881-83, 1894-99. Methodist. Died July 5, 1911 (age 60 years, 321 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Abigail Jay.
  S. Carter Williams (b. 1878) — of Yadkinville, Yadkin County, N.C. Born in Iredell County, N.C., July 12, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; bank director; director, Statesville Air Line Railway Company; mayor of Yadkinville, N.C., 1911; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Yadkin County, 1915-16; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1924. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of J. C. Williams and Elizabeth J. (Templeton) Williams; married to Grace B. Redmond.
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