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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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Thomas Cass Ballenger (1926-2015) —
also known as Cass Ballenger —
of Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C., December
6, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1975-76; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1977-86; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1986-.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Died in Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C., February
18, 2015 (age 88 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George White Baxter (1855-1929) —
also known as George W. Baxter —
of Denver,
Colo.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., January
7, 1855.
Democrat. Governor
of Wyoming Territory, 1886; delegate
to Wyoming state constitutional convention, 1889; candidate for
Governor
of Wyoming, 1890; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Died, after suffering a gastric
hemorrhage, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
18, 1929 (age 74 years, 345
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Thomas Walter Bickett (1869-1921) —
also known as Thomas W. Bickett —
of Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., February
28, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Franklin County,
1907-08; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1909-17; Governor of
North Carolina, 1917-21.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke,
and died the next day, in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
28, 1921 (age 52 years, 303
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Louisburg, N.C.
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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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Gilson Grant Blake Jr. (1893-1970) —
also known as Gilson G. Blake, Jr. —
of Maryland; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
7, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Newcastle, 1920-21, 1921; Adelaide, 1921; Melbourne, 1921-22; Ottawa, 1922-25; U.S. Consul in Georgetown, 1925-27; Geneva, 1927-36; Rome, 1936-42; Valparaiso, 1946-47; U.S. Consul General in Valparaiso, 1947-49.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Died in December, 1970
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gilson Grant Blake and Alice Louise (Swan) Blake; married, August
23, 1922, to Margaret Cross Slingluff. |
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John M. Bobbitt (1927-2008) —
also known as Jack Bobbitt —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
20, 1927.
Republican. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1967-69;
resigned 1969.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died January
5, 2008 (age 80 years, 350
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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Thomas C. Bowie (b. 1876) —
of Jefferson, Ashe
County, N.C.; West Jefferson, Ashe
County, N.C.
Born in Louisiana, July 27,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Ashe County,
1909-10, 1913-16, 1921-22.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Bowie and Frances (Calloway) Bowie; married, May 8,
1906, to Jean Davis. |
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John Branch Jr. (1782-1863) —
of Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C., November
4, 1782.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1811, 1813-17, 1834; Governor of
North Carolina, 1817-20; federal
judge, 1822; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1823-29; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1829-31; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1831-33; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; Governor
of Florida Territory, 1844-45.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died of pneumonia,
in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., January
4, 1863 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Enfield, N.C.
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George H. Brown (b. 1850) —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 3,
1850.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1889-1904; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1905-16.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sylvester T. Brown and Elizabeth (Bonner) Brown; married, December
17, 1874, to Laura Ellison. |
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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 Strong Calvert (b. 1886) —
also known as John S. Calvert —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
19, 1886.
Lawyer;
worked in law department of a railway
company; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Deputy Consul in Buenos Aires, 1914-15; U.S. Vice Consul in Buenos Aires, 1915-17; U.S. Consul in Nuevitas, 1917-19; Guadeloupe, 1919-21; Dunkirk, 1921-23; Barcelona, 1923-28; Marseille, 1928-32; Regina, as of 1938.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Calvert and Mary Walker (Strong) Calvert; married 1914 to Ellen
Wayles Graham. |
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Ralph Campbell Jr. (b. 1946) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
7, 1946.
Democrat. North
Carolina state auditor, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Omega
Psi Phi; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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Joseph E. Caudle (b. 1945) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Camp Lejeune, Onslow
County, N.C., June 3,
1945.
Democrat. Physicist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 35th District, 1975-80.
Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1980.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert E. Caudle and Marjorie Jeanne (Lyerla) Caudle; married, June 27,
1970, to Paula Jean Butcher. |
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Saxby Chambliss (b. 1943) —
of Moultrie, Colquitt
County, Ga.
Born in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., November
10, 1943.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1995-2003; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 2003-15.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2015.
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Clinton Albert Cilley (1837-1900) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Newmarket, Rockingham
County, N.H., February
10, 1837.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Lenoir, N.C., 1875-79.
Episcopalian.
Died May 9,
1900 (age 63 years, 88
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Plummer Cilley and Adelaide Ayers (Haines) Cilley; married
to Emma Sophia Harper. |
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William Grimes Clark (b. 1877) —
also known as William G. Clark —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., April
28, 1877.
Democrat. Fertilizer
supply merchant; farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912,
1932;
member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1927-35.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William S. Clark and Lossie (Grist) Clark; married 1901 to Ruth
Duval Hardisty. |
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Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Kingville, Richland
County, S.C., August
21, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1923-42; appointed 1923; died
in office 1942.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the Revolution; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
27, 1942 (age 78 years, 159
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Maj. William Clarkson and Margaret S. (Simons) Clarkson; married,
December
10, 1889, to Mary Lloyd Osborne. |
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Albert Lyman Cox (b. 1883) —
also known as Albert L. Cox —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
1, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1909; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916-17; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; candidate for Presidential Elector for North
Carolina; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Willowdale
Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
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George Davis (1820-1896) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Porter's Neck, Pender
County, N.C., March 1,
1820.
Lawyer;
Delegate
from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; Senator
from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; Confederate
Attorney General, 1864-65.
Episcopalian.
At the end of the Civil War, with other Confederate
officials, attempted
to flee overseas, but turned
himself in at Key West, Fla.; spent several months in prison
at Fort Hamilton; pardoned
in 1866.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., February
23, 1896 (age 75 years, 359
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.; statue erected 1911 at Third
and Market Streets, Wilmington, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Frederick Davis and Sarah Isabella (Eagles) Davis;
half-brother and fourth cousin of Horatio
Davis; married, November
17, 1842, to Mary Adelaide Polk (first cousin once removed of Frank
Lyon Polk; second cousin once removed of James
Knox Polk and William
Hawkins Polk; third cousin of Marshall
Tate Polk); married, May 9,
1866, to Monimia Fairfax; great-grandnephew of Samuel
Ashe; cousin four different ways of John
Baptista Ashe (1748-1802), John
Baptista Ashe (1810-1857), Thomas
Samuel Ashe and William
Shepperd Ashe; cousin three different ways of Alfred
Moore Waddell; second cousin twice removed of William
Henry Hill. |
| | | Political families: Ashe-Polk
family of North Carolina; Polk
family; Manly-Haywood-Polk
family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The World War II Liberty
ship SS George Davis (built 1942 at Wilmington,
North Carolina; scrapped 1960) was named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Horatio Davis (1840-1912) —
of Chatham, Pittsylvania
County, Va.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., May 16,
1840.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
county judge in Virginia, 1880-86; mayor
of Gainesville, Fla., 1908-09.
Episcopalian.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., June 12,
1912 (age 72 years, 27
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gainesville, Fla.
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James Allan Dunn (b. 1894) —
also known as J. Allan Dunn —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born September
2, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; Rowan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-32; county judge in North
Carolina, 1932-34; member of North
Carolina state senate 21st District, 1935.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Murdoch Dunn and Lucy Anne (Mountford) Dunn; married 1927 to Lois
Eugenia Sanford. |
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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 Bunn Frink (b. 1899) —
also known as Samuel B. Frink; S. B. Frink —
of Southport, Brunswick
County, N.C.
Born in Shallotte, Brunswick
County, N.C., October
2, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1952
(alternate).
Methodist;
later Episcopalian. Member, Junior
Order; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of D. S. Frink and Martha Gore Frink. |
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Gladstone Daughtry Gatling (1880-1954) —
also known as G. D. Gatling —
of Roduco, Gates
County, N.C.; Gates, Gates
County, N.C.
Born in Gates
County, N.C., April
27, 1880.
Democrat. Postmaster;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gates County,
1913-16.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Gates, Gates
County, N.C., July 8,
1954 (age 74 years, 72
days).
Interment at Gatesville
Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
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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.
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Henry Augustus Gilliam (b. 1870) —
also known as H. A. Gilliam —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., September
7, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Edgecombe County Democratic Party, 1896; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1899-1900; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1900-12; Edgecombe
County Attorney, 1908-12; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1913-16.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Augustus Gilliam and Hannah (Clements)
Gilliam. |
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Alexander H. Graham (b. 1890) —
of Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., August
9, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Orange County,
1921-30; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1929-30; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Graham and Maggie F. (Bailey) Graham; married 1917 to
Kathleen Long. |
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John Washington Graham (1838-1928) —
of Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., July 22,
1838.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Orange
County Solicitor, 1866-68; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; member
of North
Carolina state senate, 1868-72, 1876, 1907-08, 1911; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1886.
Episcopalian.
Died in Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., March
24, 1928 (age 89 years, 246
days).
Interment somewhere in Hillsborough, N.C.
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John Patterson Green (1845-1940) —
also known as John P. Green; "The Father of Labor
Day" —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., April 2,
1845.
Republican. Lawyer;
justice of the peace; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1882-84; member of Ohio
state senate, 1890-92, 1892-94; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1896.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry.
Introduced the bill that made Labor Day an Ohio state holiday; later,
the U.S. Congress made it a national holiday.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
1, 1940 (age 95 years, 152
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of John Rice Green and Temperance (Dirden) Green; married 1869 to Annie
Laura Walker; married 1912 to Lottie
(Mitchell) Richardson. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Public
Library |
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John Bryan Grimes (1868-1923) —
also known as J. Bryan Grimes —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., June 3,
1868.
Democrat. Planter;
member, North Carolina Board of Agriculture, 1899-1900; president, Tobacco
Growers Association of North Carolina; secretary
of state of North Carolina, 1901-23; died in office 1923.
Episcopalian. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died January
16, 1923 (age 54 years, 227
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bryan Grimes and Charlotte Emily (Bryan) Grimes; married, November
14, 1894, to Mary Octavia Laughinghouse; married 1904 to
Elizabeth Forest Laughinghouse. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmund A. Hawes and Virginia E. (Russ) Hawes. |
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Philemon Hawkins (1717-1801) —
of Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Gloucester
County, Va., September
28, 1717.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Granville County, 1779-81,
1782-84, 1785-86.
Anglican. English
ancestry.
Died in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., September
10, 1801 (age 83 years, 347
days).
Interment at Hawkins Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
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Rudolph E. Heide (1832-1895) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Denmark,
May
17, 1832.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; grocer; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Denmark in Wilmington,
N.C., 1870-95; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Sweden & Norway in Wilmington,
N.C., 1871-95.
Episcopalian. Danish
ancestry. Member, United
Confederate Veterans; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., June 13,
1895 (age 63 years, 27
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Richard Henderson (1735-1785) —
of Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., April
20, 1735.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1768-73; member of North
Carolina house of commons from Granville County, 1781.
Anglican.
Pioneer and colonizer in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky;
organized what became known as the Transylvania Land Company, which
made treaties with the Cherokees, hired Daniel Boone as advance agent
to blaze a trail through the Cumberland Gap, and created Transylvania
Colony in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Died in Granville
County, N.C., January
30, 1785 (age 49 years, 285
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Vance County, N.C.
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Columbus Vance Henkel (b. 1908) —
also known as C. V. Henkel —
of Turnersburg, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., September
16, 1908.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1953-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Columbus Vance Henkel and Lila (Dunavant) Henkel; married 1944 to
Margaret Nunan. |
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William Alexander Hoke (1851-1925) —
also known as William A. Hoke; Alex Hoke —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., October
25, 1851.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Lincoln County,
1889-90; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1891-1904; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1905-21.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., September
13, 1925 (age 73 years, 323
days).
Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
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William Hooper (1742-1790) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 17,
1742.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774-77; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of North Carolina state
legislature, 1777-78.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., October
14, 1790 (age 48 years, 119
days).
Original interment at Hillsborough
Old Town Cemetery, Hillsborough, N.C.; reinterment in 1894 at Guilford
Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.; memorial
monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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James Iredell (1751-1799) —
of North Carolina.
Born in England,
October
5, 1751.
State court judge in North Carolina, 1778; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1779-82; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790-99; received 3 electoral
votes, 1796.
Episcopalian.
Died October
20, 1799 (age 48 years, 15
days).
Interment at Johnston
Burial Ground, Edenton, N.C.
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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. |
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memorial |
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William F. Jenks (1831-1910) —
of New Berlin, Chenango
County, N.Y.; Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.; Southern Pines, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Burlington, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
29, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chenango
County Judge and Surrogate, 1878-89.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Southern Pines, Moore
County, N.C., October
3, 1910 (age 79 years, 35
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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memorial |
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Elizabeth Rountree Kellerman (b. 1906) —
also known as Elizabeth Kellerman; Elizabeth Rountree;
Mrs. George H. Kellerman —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., September
1, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; radio
commentator; delegate
to Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950; member of Republican
National Committee from Hawaii, 1963-70; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii, 1964.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Association of University Women; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James B. Rountree and Elizabeth (Anderson) Rountree;
married, October
8, 1940, to George H. Kellerman. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Rufus Theodore Lenoir and Sarah (Gwyn) Lenoir; married to Harriet
Augusta Horton. |
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Howard Perry Mace (1916-1996) —
also known as Howard P. Mace —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, May 19,
1916.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Consul General in
Istanbul, as of 1972-76.
Episcopalian. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in Citrus
County, Fla., December
8, 1996 (age 80 years, 203
days).
Interment at Fountains Memorial Park, Homosassa Springs, Fla.
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Dolley Madison (1768-1849) —
also known as Dorothea Dandridge Payne; Dolley
Todd —
Born in New Garden (now part of Greensboro), Guilford
County, N.C., May 20,
1768.
First
Lady of the United States, 1809-17.
Female.
Quaker;
later Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 12,
1849 (age 81 years, 53
days).
Original interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1858 at Montpelier
Plantation, Montpelier Station, Va.
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James Smith Manning (b. 1859) —
also known as James S. Manning —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C., June 1,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of W.
W. Kitchin; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1909-10; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1909-10; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1917-25.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Manning and Louisa Jones (Hall) Manning; married, December
12, 1888, to Julia Tate Cain. |
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Burnet Rhett Maybank (1899-1954) —
also known as Burnet R. Maybank —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 7,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; cotton exporter;
mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1931-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); Governor of
South Carolina, 1939-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1940; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Episcopalian.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., September
1, 1954 (age 55 years, 178
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.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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Christopher Gustavus Memminger (1803-1888) —
also known as Christopher G. Memminger —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
January
9, 1803.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1836-52, 1854-60,
1876-78; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.
Michael's, 1860-62; chairman of the committee that drew up the
Constitution of the Confederate States of America; Delegate
from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; Confederate
Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-64; pardoned
by President Andrew
Johnson, 1867.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., March 7,
1888 (age 85 years, 58
days).
Interment at St.
John in the Wilderness Cemetery, Flat Rock, N.C.
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Daniel Grove Moler (1908-2005) —
also known as D. Grove Moler —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.; Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.; Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, W.Va., December
16, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Jennings
Randolph, 1933; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (15th District 1937-38, 16th
District 1939-40); member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Episcopalian. Member, Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died May 19,
2005 (age 96 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward T. Moler and Anna Mory (Grove) Moler; married, June 29,
1932, to Katherine Watson Hirst. |
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Alfred Moore (1755-1810) —
of Brunswick
County, N.C.
Born in New Hanover
County, N.C., May 21,
1755.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1782; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1782-91; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1792; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1798-99; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1799-1804; resigned 1804.
Episcopalian.
Died in Bladen
County, N.C., October
15, 1810 (age 55 years, 147
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Winnabow, N.C.
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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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Thomas Marony Newland (1876-1916) —
also known as Thomas M. Newland —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in McDowell
County, N.C., October
14, 1876.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Lenoir, N.C., 1908-09; resigned 1909.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., August
12, 1916 (age 39 years, 303
days).
Interment at Bellview
Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Allen Newland and Mary Tom (Haliburton) Newland; married
1913 to
Mary Wilcox. |
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memorial |
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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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Robert Hunt Parker (1892-1969) —
also known as R. Hunt Parker —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., February
15, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24; superior court
judge in North Carolina 3rd District, 1932-52; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1952-66; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1966-69; died in
office 1969.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died November
10, 1969 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Enfield, N.C.
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Calvert Goosley Peebles (b. 1870) —
also known as C. G. Peebles —
of Jackson, Northampton
County, N.C.
Born in Jackson, Northampton
County, N.C., September
13, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Jackson, N.C. 1893-94; member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1913-14.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wallace Peebles and Margaret Rebecca (Goosley) Peebles;
married 1908 to Julia
Southall Bowen. |
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Edward William Pou (1863-1934) —
also known as Edward W. Pou —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., September
9, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1901-34; died in
office 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1934 (age 70 years, 204
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Smithfield, N.C.
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Abraham Rencher (1798-1883) —
of Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born near Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., August
12, 1798.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1829-39,
1841-43; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Portugal, 1844-47; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1857-61.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C., July 6,
1883 (age 84 years, 328
days).
Interment at St.
Bartholomew's Churchyard, Pittsboro, N.C.
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Owen S. Robertson (b. 1896) —
of Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., April 4,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1935.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Blount Rodman II (1862-1946) —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., February
19, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Washington, N.C., 1891-94; chair of
Beaufort County Democratic Party, 1898-1904; division attorney,
Southern Railway,
1904-11; general solicitor, Norfolk Southern Railroad,
1911-20; general counsel, 1920-43.
Episcopalian.
Died October
18, 1946 (age 84 years, 241
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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Herbert Horton Rountree (1921-1998) —
also known as H. Horton Rountree —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.; Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 5,
1921.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-80; district judge
in North Carolina, 1980-93.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Jaycees;
Lions;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., March
14, 1998 (age 76 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971) —
also known as Kenneth C. Royall —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C., July 24,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1927; general in the U.S. Army during
World War II; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1947; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., May 25,
1971 (age 76 years, 305
days).
Interment at Willowdale
Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
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Kenneth Claiborne Royall Jr. (1919-1999) —
also known as Kenneth C. Royall, Jr.; "Lank";
"Bear" —
of North Carolina.
Born in Warsaw, Duplin
County, N.C., 1919.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-72; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1973-92.
Episcopalian.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., June 5,
1999 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Henry Gray Shelton (b. 1906) —
also known as Henry G. Shelton —
of Speed, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born near Speed, Edgecombe
County, N.C., November
14, 1906.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1957-59.
Episcopalian. Member, Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Alpha
Zeta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin F. Shelton and Annie Little (Thigpen) Shelton; married to
Athlea Boone. |
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Francis Emanuel Shober (1860-1919) —
also known as Frank E. Shober —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
24, 1860.
Democrat. School
teacher; minister;
newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1903-05; defeated,
1906.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
7, 1919 (age 58 years, 348
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
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Huger Sinkler (1868-1923) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston District (part now in Berkeley
County), S.C., February
20, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1896-1906; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1906-18; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., August
13, 1923 (age 55 years, 174
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Richard Dobbs Spaight (1758-1802) —
of Craven
County, N.C.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., March
25, 1758.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1781; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1783-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of
North Carolina, 1792-95; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1798-1801 (10th District
1798-99, at-large 1799-1801); member of North
Carolina state senate, 1801.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Mortally
wounded in in a duel with
John
Stanly, his opponent and successor in Congress, and died in New
Bern, Craven
County, N.C., September
6, 1802 (age 44 years, 165
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Craven County, N.C.
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Mark Squires (1878-1938) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Union
County, N.C., July 6,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1912-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Died September
11, 1938 (age 60 years, 67
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Brown Squires and Mary (Stevens) Squires; married to Mary
Dunlap. |
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John Norman Staples (1846-1920) —
also known as John N. Staples —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Patrick
County, Va., June 13,
1846.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1874-76; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1876,
1880;
member of North
Carolina state senate 24th District, 1881; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina.
Episcopalian.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., December
13, 1920 (age 74 years, 183
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, 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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Joseph Davies Tydings (1928-2018) —
also known as Joseph D. Tydings —
of Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., May 4,
1928.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1955-61; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1964;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1965-71; defeated, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Died October
8, 2018 (age 90 years, 157
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence Davis Tyson (1861-1929) —
also known as Lawrence D. Tyson —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., July 4,
1861.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer;
president, Knoxville Cotton
Mills, Knoxville Spinning
Co., Poplar Creek Coal and
Iron Co., Lenoir City Land
Co., East Tennessee Coal and
Iron Co., Coal Creek Mining and
Manufacturing
Co.; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member
of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1903-05;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1925-29; died in office 1929.
Episcopalian. Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in 1929
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Platt Dickinson Walker (1849-1923) —
also known as Platt D. Walker —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., October
25, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Richmond County,
1874-75; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1903-23; died in office 1923.
Episcopalian.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., May 22,
1923 (age 73 years, 209
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas D. Walker and Mary Vance (Dickinson) Walker; married, June 5,
1878, to Nettie Settle Covington; married, June 8,
1910, to Alma Locke Mordecai. |
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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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John Edmund Wear (1921-2000) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Haleyville, Winston
County, Ala., October
10, 1921.
Physician;
mayor
of Salisbury, N.C., 1985-91.
Episcopalian. Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Died, in Rowan Regional Medical
Center, Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
29, 2000 (age 79 years, 19
days).
Interment at City
Memorial Park, Salisbury, N.C.
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Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1835-1914) —
also known as Nathan B. Whitfield —
of Lenoir
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, December
14, 1835.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Lenoir County, 1858-59; colonel in
the Union Army during the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Lenoir County,
1891-92.
Episcopalian.
Died in Kinston, Lenoir
County, N.C., March
21, 1914 (age 78 years, 97
days).
Interment at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lenoir County, N.C.
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James Wilson (1742-1798) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Carskerdo, Fife, Scotland,
September
14, 1742.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-98; died in office 1798.
Episcopalian.
Died in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., August
28, 1798 (age 55 years, 348
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Chowan County, N.C.; reinterment in
1906 at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Julian Emmett Winslow (b. 1897) —
also known as J. Emmett Winslow —
of Hertford, Perquimans
County, N.C.
Born in Winfall, Perquimans
County, N.C., February
14, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; sheriff;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1949-52, 1959; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Cook Winslow and Martha (Leigh) Winslow. |
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Nadine P. Winter —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in North Carolina.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1968,
1972,
1980,
2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for District of Columbia.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2000.
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William Thomas Woodley (b. 1873) —
also known as W. T. Woodley —
of Tyner, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in Chowan
County, N.C., 1873.
Democrat. Farmer; real estate
agent; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1913-14.
Episcopalian. Member, Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. T. Woodley and Mary Isabella (Parker) Woodley; married 1905 to
Margaret Pretlow. |
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Cicero Preston Yow (1914-1990) —
also known as Cicero P. Yow —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Randolph
County, N.C., December
24, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., July 5,
1990 (age 75 years, 193
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos H. Yow and Cassie (Langley) Yow; married 1948 to Mary
Elizabeth Hardwicke. |
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