The Political Graveyard: Pharmaceutical Industry Politicians in North Carolina

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Pharmaceutical Industry Politicians in North Carolina
including Druggists and Pharmacists

Carl Thomas Durham (1892-1974) — also known as Carl T. Durham — of Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C. Born in White Cross, Orange County, N.C., August 28, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1939-61. Died in Durham, Durham County, N.C., April 29, 1974 (age 81 years, 244 days). Interment at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, White Cross, N.C.

		Relatives: Son of C. P. Durham and Delia (Lloyd) Durham; married, December 30, 1918, to Margaret Joe Whitsett.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Permillas Arten Lee (1880-1955) — also known as P. A. Lee — of Dunn, Harnett County, N.C. Born in Johnston County, N.C., June 15, 1880. Democrat. Pharmacist; member of North Carolina state senate 12th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Dunn, Harnett County, N.C., March 21, 1955 (age 74 years, 279 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Dunn, N.C.

Relatives: Son of Jesse Lee and Henrietta (Tart) Lee; married 1909 to Hautence Thornton.

Thomas John Moore (1903-1972) — also known as Thomas J. Moore — of Wilson, Wilson County, N.C. Born in Saratoga, Wilson County, N.C., June 6, 1903. Republican. Pharmacist; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1952 (alternate), 1956; chair of Wilson County Republican Party, 1952. Died, from pneumonia, possibly with lung cancer, in Wilson Memorial Hospital, Wilson, Wilson County, N.C., November 2, 1972 (age 69 years, 149 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, N.C.

		Relatives: Son of Aurelius Milton Moore and Margaret Cornelia 'Maggie' (Owens) Moore; married to Marjorie Smith.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Robert Tripp Ross (1903-1981) — of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., June 4, 1903. Republican. Druggist; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1947-49, 1952-53; defeated, 1948 (5th District), 1950 (5th District), 1952 (6th District). Died in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., October 1, 1981 (age 78 years, 119 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, N.C.

J. F. Shaffner — of Salem (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth County, N.C. Druggist; cotton gin operator; mayor of Salem, N.C., 1878-84. Burial location unknown.

Image source: City of Winston-Salem

Earl Henry Tate (1903-1990) — also known as Earl H. Tate — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Spencer, Rowan County, N.C., September 19, 1903. Pharmacist; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1937-61. Died October 2, 1990 (age 87 years, 13 days). Interment at Bellview Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.

Relatives: Son of William Wallace Tate and Emma (Lasiter) Tate; married to Katherine Haynes and Martha Mason.

Augustus T. Zevely — of Salem (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth County, N.C. Born in Winston (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth County, N.C. Physician; druggist; mayor of Salem, N.C., 1860-63, 1865-66. Burial location unknown.

Image source: City of Winston-Salem

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