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Charles Laban Abernethy (1872-1955) —
also known as Charles L. Abernethy —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Burke
County, N.C., March
18, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1922-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Elks; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., February
23, 1955 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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Dallas L. Alford Jr. —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; real
estate and insurance
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Delta
Sigma Phi; Jaycees.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dallas Lloyd Alford, Sr. and Sally Kate (Pope) Alford; married 1945 to
Margarette Glenn Griffin. |
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John Edward Anderson (1879-1947) —
also known as John E. Anderson —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., August
25, 1879.
Mayor
of El Paso, Tex., 1938-47; died in office 1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart
condition and pulmonary
edema, in his room at the Hotel
Paso del Norte, El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., February
4, 1947 (age 67 years, 163
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Nathan Anderson and Sallie Jane Anderson; married, November
19, 1932, to Georgia Lee Ann Sewell. |
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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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Arthur Creel Baker (b. 1925) —
also known as Arthur C. Baker —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Varina, Wake
County, N.C., January
19, 1925.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Offie Franklin Baker and Myrtie (Whisenhunt) Baker; married, December
31, 1965, to Evelyn Canady. |
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Graham Arthur Barden (1896-1967) —
also known as Graham A. Barden —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Turkey Township, Sampson
County, N.C., September
25, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Craven
County Judge, 1920-24; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1935-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., January
29, 1967 (age 70 years, 126
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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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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Marsden Bellamy (1878-1968) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., December
4, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
New Hanover County Democratic Party, 1910-12; member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Redmen;
Elks.
Died, from arteriosclerotic
heart disease, in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., March
20, 1968 (age 89 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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William Ferrell Blankenship (1926-2000) —
also known as Bill Blankenship —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va., March
19, 1926.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died in North Carolina, December
22, 2000 (age 74 years, 278
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Lee Blythe (1890-1949) —
also known as Joe L. Blythe —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Huntersville, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
8, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1939-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1947; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948
(speaker).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died January
23, 1949 (age 58 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Covington Bonner (1891-1965) —
also known as Herbert C. Bonner —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 16,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1940-65; died in
office 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
7, 1965 (age 74 years, 175
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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Sumter C. Brawley (1878-1961) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C., April 8,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Durham County,
1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1924,
1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died June 22,
1961 (age 83 years, 75
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Durham, N.C.
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Samuel Mitchell Brinson (1870-1922) —
also known as Samuel M. Brinson —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., March
20, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1919-22; died in
office 1922.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., April
13, 1922 (age 52 years, 24
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) —
also known as Alfred L. Bulwinkle —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
21, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1921-29, 1931-50 (9th
District 1921-29, 1931-33, 10th District 1933-43, 11th District
1943-50); died in office 1950.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Lions.
Died in Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., August
31, 1950 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Gastonia, N.C.
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John T. Burrus (b. 1877) —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., 1877.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1931-35.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Frank Ertel Carlyle (1897-1960) —
also known as F. Ertel Carlyle —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., April 7,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
solicitor, 9th District, 1939-48; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1949-57.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., October
2, 1960 (age 63 years, 178
days).
Interment at Meadowbrook
Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
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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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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.
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Archer R. Dunning (b. 1877) —
of Robersonville, Martin
County, N.C.; Williamston, Martin
County, N.C.
Born in Aulander, Bertie
County, N.C., October
2, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Robersonville, N.C., 1905-06; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Martin County,
1913-16.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Baxter Durham (b. 1878) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., August
20, 1878.
Democrat. North
Carolina state auditor, 1921-37.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Columbus Durham and Lila (Walters) Durham. |
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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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Thaddeus Armie Eure (1899-c.1992) —
also known as Thad Eure —
of Winton, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Gates
County, N.C., November
15, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Winton, N.C., 1923-28; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina; secretary
of state of North Carolina, 1936-89.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Theta
Chi; Junior
Order.
Longest serving state official in American history.
Died about 1992 (age about 93
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Tazewell A. Eure and Armecia (Langstun) Eure; married to Minta
Banks. |
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Garland Sevier Ferguson Jr. (1878-1963) —
also known as Garland S. Ferguson —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C., May 30,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for Southern Railway,
1903-18; assistant general counsel for Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry
Dock Company, 1918-21; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1927-49;
chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died April
12, 1963 (age 84 years, 317
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Garland Sevier Ferguson and Sarah Frances (Norwood) Ferguson;
married, October
30, 1907, to Margaret Merrimon. |
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Charles L. Foster —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Ordained
minister; mayor
of Elizabeth City, N.C., 2005-06.
Member, Elks.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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Cyrus Clifford Frazier, Sr. (1884-1967) —
also known as C. Clifford Frazier —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Archdale, Randolph
County, N.C., December
16, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Referee in Bankruptcy, 1917-32; candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1932;
candidate for chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1952.
Quaker.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
13, 1967 (age 82 years, 240
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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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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Joe Gregory Gentry (1893-1983) —
also known as Joe G. Gentry —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C., September
23, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printing
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36,
1941-42, 1947-48, 1955-56; defeated (Democratic), 1928; Republican
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks.
Died September
6, 1983 (age 89 years, 348
days).
Interment at Elks Cemetery, Bedford, Va.
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Thomas Jackson Gold (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas J. Gold —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., April
11, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Elks; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Carney Hackney (1856-1903) —
also known as Edward C. Hackney —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Chatham
County, N.C., May 30,
1856.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1882-83.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., March
10, 1903 (age 46 years, 284
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) —
also known as Richard T. Hanna; "The Little
Leprechaun" —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.; Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo., June 9,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bring
about the establishment
of the University of California at Irvine and California State
University at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned
1974.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions;
Elks.
In the 1970s, he received
payments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park
in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
pleaded
guilty; sentenced
to 6-30 months in federal
prison; served one year.
Died in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., June 9,
2001 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
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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.
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Edwin Bedford Jeffress (1887-1961) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Canton, Haywood
County, N.C., May 29,
1887.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Greensboro, N.C., 1925-29; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C., May 23,
1961 (age 73 years, 359
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of C. J. Jeffress and Emma (Osborn) Jeffress; married to Louise
Adams. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Walter Beaman Jones (1913-1992) —
also known as Walter B. Jones —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
19, 1913.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-59; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1966-92; died in
office 1992.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Moose;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., September
15, 1992 (age 79 years, 27
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Arthur Kirkman, Sr. and Lulu Blanche (Hammer) Kirkman;
married 1933 to
Katharine Morgan. |
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William Ray Lackey, Sr. (1925-2008) —
also known as W. Ray Lackey —
of Stony Point, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Alexander
County, N.C., December
20, 1925.
Democrat. Alexander
County Register of Deeds; administrator, Alexander County
Hospital; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955; member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Moose.
Died in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., February
23, 2008 (age 82 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Statesville, N.C.
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Gerald A. Lamb (b. 1924) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., August
25, 1924.
Democrat. Connecticut
state treasurer, 1963-70; resigned 1970; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1968.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; NAACP.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Walter Lambeth, Sr. (1868-1934) —
of Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C.
Born in Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C., May 25,
1868.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; mayor
of Thomasville, N.C., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in 1934
(age about
66 years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Thomasville, N.C.
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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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Thomas Bailey Lee (b. 1873) —
also known as T. Bailey Lee —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Burley, Cassia
County, Idaho.
Born in Mocksville, Davie
County, N.C., August
10, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Cassia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1908-12; district judge in Idaho
11th District, 1921-26, 1935-36; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1926-33; appointed 1926; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1931-32.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William Drayton Lee and Sarah Ann (Bailey) Lee; married, November
4, 1907, to Irene Teasdale. |
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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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William Erwin Lee (b. 1882) —
also known as William E. Lee —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Madison
County, N.C., January
27, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1912,
1916;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1922-30; resigned 1930; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1926-29; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1930-53.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Francis Lee and Althea (West) Lee; married, July 1,
1914, to Mary Madeline Shields. |
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A. R. McPhail (b. 1883) —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born near Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., March 2,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Richmond County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Du Brutz Cutlar Moore (b. 1895) —
also known as Cutlar Moore —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Burgaw, Pender
County, N.C., August
6, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1934-36; member of North
Carolina state senate 11th District, 1953-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bailey Moore and Serena Lee (Corbett) Moore; married 1922 to Ruth
Robeson Norment. |
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James Ward Morris (1890-1960) —
also known as James W. Morris —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C., November
14, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1916,
1936
(alternate); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Associate
Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
1939-60; died in office 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died November
15, 1960 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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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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Harriss Newman (1897-1954) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., October
2, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-33; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1935; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., February
22, 1954 (age 56 years, 143
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Newman and Rolinda (Jacobs) Newman; married to Rosalie
Jacobi. |
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memorial |
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Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., July 3,
1912.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952;
resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; Lions; Jaycees;
Odd
Fellows; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols; married, July 9,
1938, to Mary Emyl Stanley. |
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Tom P. Pace (1891-1976) —
of Purcell, McClain
County, Okla.
Born in Chatham
County, N.C., October
11, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Oklahoma 14th District, 1929.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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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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Robert Rice Reynolds (1884-1963) —
also known as Robert R. Reynolds —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., June 18,
1884.
Democrat. Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1924; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1932-45.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
13, 1963 (age 78 years, 240
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Wiley Croom Rodman (1879-1942) —
also known as W. C. Rodman —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 28,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,
1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 7,
1942 (age 62 years, 344
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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Ralph James Scott (1905-1983) —
of Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born near Pinnacle, Surry
County, N.C., October
15, 1905.
Democrat. Chair of
Stokes County Democratic Party, 1935; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1936-37; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1957-67.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C., August
5, 1983 (age 77 years, 294
days).
Interment at Pinnacle
Baptist Church Cemetery, Pinnacle, N.C.
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James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) —
also known as James O. Simpkins —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
29, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; jeweler;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins; married
1944 to
Evelyn Christine Brewer. |
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Meredith Pinxton Snyder (1859-1937) —
also known as Meredith P. Snyder; Pinky
Snyder —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., October
22, 1859.
Democrat. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1896-98, 1900-04, 1919-21; defeated,
1898, 1904, 1917, 1921.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died of bladder
cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 7,
1937 (age 77 years, 167
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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J. R. Spratt (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Spratt —
of Florida.
Born in Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C., March
10, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 77th District, 1997-.
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of B. L. Susman and Ann (Land) Susman; married, December
29, 1952, to Sally Matz. |
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Hans Gearhart Tanzler Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as Hans Tanzler —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March
11, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
judge of criminal court in Florida, 1963-67; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1967-79; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1978.
Member, Jaycees;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks.
Still living as of 1979.
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Lindsay Carter Warren (1889-1976) —
also known as Lindsay C. Warren —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., December
16, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Beaufort County Democratic Party, 1912-25; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1917-19, 1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1925-40;
resigned 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1932,
1940;
U.S. Comptroller General 1940-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
28, 1976 (age 87 years, 12
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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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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Thomas M. Washington (b. 1862) —
of Granville
County, N.C.; Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., April
16, 1862.
Democrat. Farmer; fuel and
ice dealer; Granville
County Register of Deeds, 1884-86; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wilson County,
1907-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1908;
member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1913-16.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of M. C. Washington and Nancy (Jones) Washington; married, July 4,
1901, to Nettie E. Ellis. |
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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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James R. Young (b. 1853) —
of Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., February
13, 1853.
North
Carolina insurance commissioner, 1899-1921.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. P. W. Young and Jane Eliza (Cooper) Young; married to Virginia
Nichols. |
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