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Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale
Jr.; "King of Pork" —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Grocer; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Died in Fairfax,
Va., June 28,
2010 (age 92 years, 220
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Walter Murphy (b. 1872) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
24, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County, 1897,
1901-07, 1913-14, 1921-22; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1898; candidate
for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond A. Plank (1916-1977) —
also known as Ray Plank —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Elsie, Clinton
County, Mich., January
4, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; owner of radio
stations; candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1958; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Mason District,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks;
Eagles.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., September
17, 1977 (age 61 years, 256
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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