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Farmer Politicians in North Carolina
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  Thomas B. Allen (1864-1941) — of Hendersonville, Henderson County, N.C. Born in Mills River, Henderson County, N.C., December 8, 1864. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1913-14. Presbyterian. Died in Hendersonville, Henderson County, N.C., December 20, 1941 (age 77 years, 12 days). Interment at Mills River Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mills River, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Irvin Allen and Mary Jane (Carson) Allen; married 1891 to Ella Sue Jones.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Franklin Pierce Alspaugh (1855-1935) — also known as Frank P. Alspaugh — of Forsyth County, N.C. Born in North Carolina, June 21, 1855. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Forsyth County, 1911-12. Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C., May 6, 1935 (age 79 years, 319 days). Interment at New Philadelphia Moravian Graveyard, Winston-Salem, N.C.
  Presumably named for: Franklin Pierce
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Alspaugh and Elizabeth (Teague) Alspaugh; married to Lizzie Adelia Wax; nephew of John Wesley Alspaugh.
  Epitaph: "He trusted in God and was a friend to all mankind."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elias Milton Ammons (1860-1925) — of Douglas County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Macon County, N.C., July 28, 1860. Democrat. Rancher; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1890-94; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1893-94; member of Colorado state senate, 1898-1902; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1904, 1906; Governor of Colorado, 1913-15. Member, Lions. Died in Denver, Colo., May 20, 1925 (age 64 years, 296 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Jehu R. Ammons and Margaret C. (Brendle) Ammons; married, January 29, 1889, to Elizabeth Fleming; father of Teller Ammons.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dudley Warren Bagley (1889-1964) — also known as D. W. Bagley — of Moyock, Currituck County, N.C. Born in Moyock, Currituck County, N.C., April 18, 1889. Farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North Carolina state senate 1st District, 1933-35. Member, Kappa Alpha Order. Died in 1964 (age about 75 years). Interment at Moyock Memorial Cemetery, Moyock, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Raleigh Old Bagley and Eva Berryman (Dudley) Bagley; married 1917 to Ida Frost Bray.
  Epitaph: "An incorruptible and modest man, valiant citizen, and quietly effective leader in the constructive movements of his generation."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lynton Yates Ballentine (1899-1964) — also known as Lynton Y. Ballentine; "Stag" — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Varina, Wake County, N.C., April 6, 1899. Democrat. Dairy farmer; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948; North Carolina commissioner of agriculture, 1949-64; died in office 1964. Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, W.Va., July 19, 1964 (age 65 years, 104 days). Interment at Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens, Fuquay-Varina, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Erastus Ballentine and Lillian (Yates) Ballentine.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Paul Brattain (b. 1801) — of Lane County, Ore. Born in North Carolina, 1801. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Lane County, 1857. Burial location unknown.
  Curtis Hooks Brogden (1816-1901) — also known as Curtis H. Brogden — of Wayne County, N.C. Born in Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C., November 6, 1816. Farmer; justice of the peace; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1839-51; member of North Carolina state senate, 1852-57, 1868; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1873-74; Governor of North Carolina, 1874-77; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1877-79. Died in Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C., January 5, 1901 (age 84 years, 60 days). Interment at Willowdale Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Pierce Brogden and Amy (Beard) Brogden; uncle of Willis James Brogden.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Morehead Brower (1845-1913) — also known as John M. Brower — of Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C.; Boswell, Choctaw County, Okla. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., July 19, 1845. Republican. Merchant; tobacco grower; member of North Carolina state senate, 1876-78; postmaster at Mt. Airy, N.C., 1882-85; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1887-91; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1896-98. Died in Paris, Lamar County, Tex., August 5, 1913 (age 68 years, 17 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Mt. Airy, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ervin M. Bruner (1915-2008) — of Verona, Dane County, Wis.; Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C., November 12, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1953-57 (Dane County 3rd District 1953-54, Dane County 5th District 1955-57); resigned 1957. Died November 24, 2008 (age 93 years, 12 days). Burial location unknown.
  Marion L. Buchanan (b. 1872) — of Bakersville, Mitchell County, N.C. Born in Bakersville, Mitchell County, N.C., January 16, 1872. Republican. Farmer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1901; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Mitchell County, 1913-14. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  Robert M. Burleson (b. 1871) — of Elk Park, Avery County, N.C. Born in Plumtree, Avery County, N.C., February 28, 1871. Republican. Merchant; farmer; banker; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Avery County, 1913-14. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of C. W. Burleson and Olive (English) Burleson; married to Ora English.
  Otway Burns (c.1775-1850) — of Swansboro, Onslow County, N.C.; Beaufort, Carteret County, N.C. Born near Swansboro, Onslow County, N.C., about 1775. Ship captain; privateer during the War of 1812; shipbuilder; planter; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1821-22, 1824-27, 1832; member of North Carolina state senate, 1828-30, 1834; lighthouse keeper at the Brant Island Shoal Light, 1835-50. Died in Portsmouth, Carteret County, N.C., August 25, 1850 (age about 75 years). Interment at Old Burying Ground, Beaufort, N.C.; statue at Town Square, Burnsville, N.C.
  Relatives: Married, July 6, 1809, to Joanna Grant; grandfather of Walter Francis Burns.
  The town of Burnsville, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The community of Otway, North Carolina, is named for him.  — Two U.S. Navy destroyers were named for him, in 1918 and in 1942.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Fiction about Otway Burns: Ruth P. Barbour, The Cruise of the Snap Dragon
  Elias Carr (1839-1900) — of Edgecombe County, N.C. Born in Edgecombe County, N.C., February 25, 1839. Farmer; Governor of North Carolina, 1893-97. Died July 22, 1900 (age 61 years, 147 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Edgecombe County, N.C.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Frederick Louis Carr (1873-1939) — of Wilson, Wilson County, N.C. Born in Pitt County, N.C., August 7, 1873. Democrat. Farmer; bank director; director, Wilson Cotton Mills; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons. Died, from lobar pneumonia, in Wilson, Wilson County, N.C., November 28, 1939 (age 66 years, 113 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Titus William Carr and Ada Gray (Little) Carr; married, December 10, 1908, to Nancy 'Nannie' Branch.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  DeWitt Valentine Carroll (b. 1860) — also known as D. V. Carroll — of Mizpah, Stokes County, N.C. Born in Stokes County, N.C., January, 1860. Republican. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Stokes County, 1913-16. Baptist. Member, Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Franklin Cherry (b. 1866) — also known as T. F. Cherry — of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, N.C. Born in Edgecombe County, N.C., January 8, 1866. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County, 1913-16. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Henry Toole Clark (1808-1874) — also known as Henry T. Clark — of Edgecombe County, N.C. Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C., February 7, 1808. Farmer; member of North Carolina state senate 10th District, 1850-61, 1866-67; Governor of North Carolina, 1861-62. Died in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C., April 14, 1874 (age 66 years, 66 days). Interment at Calvary Church Cemetery, Tarboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Arabella (Toole) Clark; married, February 11, 1850, to Mary Weeks Parker.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William S. Clark and Lossie (Grist) Clark; married 1901 to Ruth Duval Hardisty.
  John Monroe Clayton (b. 1851) — of Engelhard, Hyde County, N.C. Born in Engelhard, Hyde County, N.C., October 18, 1851. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Hyde County, 1913-16. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  James William Copeland (b. 1914) — also known as J. William Copeland — of Woodland, Northampton County, N.C.; Murfreesboro, Hertford County, N.C. Born in Woodland, Northampton County, N.C., June 16, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; mayor of Woodland, N.C., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North Carolina state senate 1st District, 1951-54, 1957-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956. Methodist. Member, American Judicature Society; Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of L. C. Copeland and Nora L. (Benthall) Copeland; married 1941 to Nancy Hall Sawyer.
  William Ruffin Cox (1831-1919) — also known as William R. Cox — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C.; Penelo, Edgecombe County, N.C. Born in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, N.C., March 11, 1831. Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; planter; president, Chatham Coal Field Railroad; district judge in North Carolina 4th District, 1874-75; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1881-87. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Richmond, Va., December 26, 1919 (age 88 years, 290 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas C. Cox.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Angus Cromartie (b. 1874) — of Garland, Bladen County, N.C. Born in Bladen County, N.C., June, 1874. Democrat. Farmer; Bladen County Superintendent of Schools, 1902-12; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Bladen County, 1913-14. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Luther Cromartie and Julia (Clark) Cromartie; married, December 23, 1903, to Annie Belle Black.
  Elijah Longstreet Daughtridge (b. 1863) — also known as Elijah L. Daughtridge — of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, N.C. Born near Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, N.C., January 17, 1863. Farmer; Edgecombe County Commissioner, 1898-1900; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County, 1901-04; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1913-17. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William M. Daughtridge and Dellah (Williford) Daughtridge; married 1883 to Mary W. Odom.
  Joseph Dickson (1745-1825) — of Lincoln County, N.C.; Rutherford County, Tenn. Born in Chester County, Pa., April, 1745. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; cotton and tobacco planter; member of North Carolina state senate from Lincoln County, 1788-95; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1801; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1807-11; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1809-11. Slaveowner. Died in Rutherford County, Tenn., April 14, 1825 (age about 80 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Rutherford County, Tenn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Kemp Doughton Sr. (1884-1973) — of Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C. Born in Alleghany County, N.C., May 18, 1884. Banker; farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1948-57; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1951-57. Methodist. Indicted for bank fraud in 1928; tried and acquitted. Died, of pneumonia, in a hospital at Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C., March 17, 1973 (age 88 years, 303 days). Interment at Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus A. Doughton; nephew of Robert Lee Doughton.
  Political family: Doughton family of Sparta, North Carolina.
  Robert Lee Doughton (1863-1954) — also known as Robert L. Doughton — of Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, N.C. Born in Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, N.C., November 7, 1863. Democrat. Farmer; banker; member of North Carolina state senate 35th District, 1908-10; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1911-53 (8th District 1911-33, 9th District 1933-53); delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940. Baptist. Died in Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, N.C., October 1, 1954 (age 90 years, 328 days). Interment at Laurel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Laurel Springs, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of J. H. Doughton and Rebecca (Jones) Doughton; brother of Rufus A. Doughton; married 1898 to Lillie S. Hix; uncle of James Kemp Doughton Sr..
  Political family: Doughton family of Sparta, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Rufus A. Doughton (1857-1946) — of Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C. Born in Alleghany County, N.C., January 10, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for North Carolina Railroad; farmer; banker; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Alleghany County, 1887-92, 1909-16, 1921-22; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1891; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1946 (age about 89 years). Interment at Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of J. Horton Doughton and Rebecca (Jones) Doughton; brother of Robert Lee Doughton; married, January 3, 1883, to Sue B. Parks; father of James Kemp Doughton Sr..
  Political family: Doughton family of Sparta, North Carolina.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edward Bishop Dudley (1789-1855) — also known as Edward B. Dudley — of New Hanover County, N.C. Born near Jacksonville, Onslow County, N.C., December 15, 1789. Whig. Shipbuilder; planter; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1811-13, 1816-17, 1834-35; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of North Carolina state senate, 1814; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1829-31; Governor of North Carolina, 1836-41; organizer and president, Wilmington & Weldon Railroad. Slaveowner. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., October 30, 1855 (age 65 years, 319 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Dudley and Margaret (Snead) Dudley; married, November 21, 1815, to Elizabeth Ruffin Haywood (sister of William Henry Haywood Jr.; first cousin of William Dallas Polk Haywood).
  Political family: Manly-Haywood-Polk family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Edwin Ellerbe (1867-1916) — also known as J. Edwin Ellerbe — of Marion, Marion County, S.C. Born in Sellers, Marion County, S.C., January 12, 1867. Democrat. Farmer; merchant; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Marion County, 1894-96; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Marion County, 1895; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1905-13. Methodist. Died, of pulmonary tuberculosis, in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., October 17, 1916 (age 49 years, 279 days). Interment at Haselden Cemetery, Latta, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William S. Ellerbe and Sarah Elizabeth (Haselden) Ellerbe; brother of William Haselden Ellerbe; married, November 23, 1887, to Nellie Converse Elford; uncle of James Douglass Manning and Earle Rogers Ellerbe; first cousin and brother-in-law of James Haselden Manning.
  Political family: Richardson-Manning family of South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Augustus Holly Etheridge (1860-1941) — also known as Augustus H. Etheridge — of Manteo, Dare County, N.C. Born in Roanoke Island, Dare County, N.C., July 5, 1860. Democrat. Farmer; Dare County Sheriff, 1899-1906, 1910-12; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Dare County, 1913-16; lighthouse keeper. Member, Freemasons. Died in Nags Head, Dare County, N.C., March 20, 1941 (age 80 years, 258 days). Interment at Etheridge Cemetery, Roanoke Island, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Dough Etheridge and Frances 'Fannie' (Baum) Etheridge; fourth cousin of Henry Emerson Etheridge and Thomas Edwin Headlee.
  Political family: Etheridge family of North Carolina.
  Epitaph: "One worthy of remembrance."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Miller Faison (1862-1915) — also known as John M. Faison — of Faison, Duplin County, N.C. Born near Faison, Duplin County, N.C., April 17, 1862. Democrat. Physician; farmer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1911-15. In failing health, he died by self-inflicted gunshot, in Faison, Duplin County, N.C., April 21, 1915 (age 53 years, 4 days). Interment at Faison Cemetery, Faison, N.C.
  Relatives: Married 1887 to Eliza F. DeVane.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Daniel Munroe Forney (1784-1847) — also known as Daniel M. Forney — of Lincoln County, N.C.; Lowndes County, Ala. Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., May, 1784. Farmer; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1815-19; member of North Carolina state senate from Lincoln County, 1823-27. Slaveowner. Died in Lowndes County, Ala., October 15, 1847 (age 63 years, 0 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Lowndes County, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Forney; uncle of William Henry Forney.
  Political family: Forney family of Lincoln County, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph T. Foy (b. 1846) — of Burgaw, Pender County, N.C. Born in Scott's Hill, Pender County, N.C., November 16, 1846. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Pender County, 1909, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  Jesse Franklin (1760-1823) — of Surry County, N.C. Born in Orange County, Va., March 24, 1760. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1793; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1795-97; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1799-1805, 1807-13; member of North Carolina state senate, 1805; Governor of North Carolina, 1820-21. Slaveowner. Died August 31, 1823 (age 63 years, 160 days). Original interment somewhere in Surry County, N.C.; reinterment at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Brother of Meshack Franklin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Jacob Gatling (1843-1927) — also known as John J. Gatling — of Gates County, N.C. Born in Gates County, N.C., January 18, 1843. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Gates County, 1879-84; member of North Carolina state senate 1st District, 1893-94. Died, from bronchitis and endocarditis, in Gates County, N.C., February 21, 1927 (age 84 years, 34 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Gates County, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Riddick Gatling and Edith (Goodman) Gatling; brother of Riddick Gatling Jr.; married, November 10, 1870, to Emily Gertrude Willey; father of Riddick Waverly Gatling; uncle of Gladstone Daughtry Gatling.
  Political family: Gatling family of Gates County, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Riddick Waverly Gatling (1871-1958) — also known as R. W. Gatling — of Gates, Gates County, N.C. Born in Gates County, N.C., October 4, 1871. Democrat. Farmer; Gates County Treasurer, 1898-1914; banker; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Gates County, 1919-22; postmaster. Episcopalian. Suffered a fall at home, and died eight days later, from heart disease, in Roanoke Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie, Hertford County, N.C., September 28, 1958 (age 86 years, 359 days). Interment at Gatesville Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Emily Gertrude (Willey) Gatling and John Jacob Gatling; married to Nancy Darden Langston; nephew of Riddick Gatling Jr.; grandson of Riddick Gatling; first cousin of Gladstone Daughtry Gatling.
  Political family: Gatling family of Gates County, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) — also known as William A. Graham — of Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C. Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., September 5, 1804. Whig. Lawyer; planter; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1833-40; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1840-43; Governor of North Carolina, 1845-49; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1850-52; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1852; member of North Carolina state senate, 1854-66; Senator from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., August 11, 1875 (age 70 years, 340 days). Interment at Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery, Hillsborough, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Graham and Isabella (Davidson) Graham; brother of James Graham; married, June 8, 1836, to Susannah Sarah Washington; father of John Washington Graham, William Alexander Graham (1839-1923), Augustus Washington Graham and Sarah Washington Graham (who married Walter Clark).
  Political family: Graham family of Hillsborough, North Carolina.
  Graham County, N.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NCpedia
  William Alexander Graham (1839-1923) — also known as William A. Graham — of Lincoln County, N.C. Born in Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., December 26, 1839. Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; planter; member of North Carolina state senate 37th District, 1874-75, 1879-80; member, North Carolina Board of Agriculture, 1899-1908; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Lincoln County, 1905-06; North Carolina commissioner of agriculture, 1908-23; died in office 1923. Baptist. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., December 24, 1923 (age 83 years, 363 days). Interment at Machpelah Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) and Susannah Sarah (Washington) Graham; brother of John Washington Graham, Augustus Washington Graham and Susan Washington Graham (who married Walter Clark); married, June 9, 1864, to Julia R. Lane; married to Sallie Hill Clark; nephew of James Graham.
  Political family: Graham family of Hillsborough, North Carolina.
  See also Wikipedia article
  William A. Grier (b. 1850) — of Gaston County, N.C.; near Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 27, 1850. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Mecklenburg County, 1907-14. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Bryan Grimes and Charlotte Emily (Bryan) Grimes; married, November 14, 1894, to Mary Octavia Laughinghouse; married 1904 to Elizabeth Forest Laughinghouse.
  John Oliver Gunn (1892-1992) — also known as J. O. Gunn — of Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C. Born in Pelham, Caswell County, N.C., December 27, 1892. Democrat. Farmer; automobile dealer; banker; Caswell County Treasurer, 1936-40; chair of Caswell County Democratic Party, 1942-45; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-57, 1965-67; secretary, Royal Hosiery Mills. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary; Junior Order. Died, in Memorial Hospital, Danville, Va., February 18, 1992 (age 99 years, 53 days). Interment at Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Griffin Gunn and Nannie Elizabeth (Rudd) Gunn; married to Annie Warner Newman; first cousin of John Henry Gunn (who married Hettie Elizabeth Tolbert).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Franklin Wills Hancock III (b. 1918) — also known as Wills Hancock III — of Oxford, Granville County, N.C. Born in Oxford, Granville County, N.C., June 1, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate business; farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-48; member of North Carolina state senate, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lucy Osborn (Landis) Hancock and Franklin Wills Hancock Jr..
  Thomas Henry Hatchett (b. 1865) — also known as T. Henry Hatchett — of near Blanch, Caswell County, N.C. Born in Caswell County, N.C., July 16, 1865. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Caswell County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Junior Order; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  John Hill (1797-1861) — of North Carolina. Born near Germanton, Stokes County, N.C., April 9, 1797. Democrat. Planter; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1819-23; member of North Carolina state senate, 1823-25, 1830-31; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1839-41; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1861. Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., April 24, 1861 (age 64 years, 15 days). Interment at Old Hill Burying Ground, Near Germanton, Stokes County, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Nathan Thomas Hopkins (1852-1927) — also known as Nathan T. Hopkins — of Floyd County, Ky.; Yeager, Pike County, Ky. Born in Ashe County, N.C., October 27, 1852. Republican. Ordained minister; merchant; lumberman; farmer; Floyd County Assessor, 1878-90; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1923-24; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1895-97; defeated, 1894. Baptist. Died in Piketon (now Pikeville), Pike County, Ky., February 11, 1927 (age 74 years, 107 days). Interment at Potter Cemetery, Yeager, Ky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Burton Everett Hoskins (1867-1926) — also known as Burton E. Hoskins — of Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Conn.; Greenville, Piscataquis County, Maine. Born in Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Conn., October 24, 1867. Republican. Farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Barkhamsted, 1915-16. Died December 17, 1926 (age 59 years, 54 days). Interment at Mount Hope Cemetery, Southern Pines, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of David Hoskins and Lorena A. (Griswold) Hoskins; married to Laura M. Colt; second cousin twice removed of Oliver Owen Forward, Walter Forward and Chauncey Forward; second cousin four times removed of Noah Phelps; third cousin of Marcus Hensey Holcomb; third cousin thrice removed of Augustus Pettibone, Hezekiah Case, Elisha Phelps, Rufus Pettibone and Amos Pettibone; fourth cousin of Chauncey Forward Black and Joseph Wells Holcomb; fourth cousin once removed of Bankson Taylor Holcomb, Thomas Holcomb Jr. and Edmond Alfred Holcomb.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Allan Denny Ivie (b. 1873) — also known as A. D. Ivie — of Leaksville (now part of Eden), Rockingham County, N.C. Born in Patrick County, Va., May 3, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1911, 1913-14 (20th District 1911, 19th District 1913-14). Methodist. Member, Junior Order; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Sterling Ivie and Sallie (Scales) Ivie; married, October 11, 1905, to Annie McKinney.
  Samuel Johnston (1733-1816) — of Chowan County, N.C. Born in Dundee, Scotland, December 15, 1733. Planter; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1760; member of North Carolina state senate, 1779; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1780-81; Governor of North Carolina, 1787-89; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1789-93; received 2 electoral votes, 1796; state court judge in North Carolina, 1800. Slaveowner. Died August 17, 1816 (age 82 years, 246 days). Interment at Johnston Burial Ground, Edenton, N.C.
  Relatives: Brother of Hannah Johnston (who married James Iredell); married to Frances Cathcart; father of Penelope Johnston (who married John Swann); uncle of James Iredell Jr..
  Political family: Iredell-Johnston-Cameron family of North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick Rulfs Keith (b. 1900) — also known as Fred R. Keith — of St. Pauls, Robeson County, N.C.; Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., December 25, 1900. Republican. Realtor; farmer; hardware store owner; banker; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948, 1960, 1964; chair of Robeson County Republican Party, 1952. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Tau Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Keith and Lillie (Rulfs) Keith; married, November 24, 1927, to Grace Butler.
  James Anderson Long (b. 1841) — also known as J. A. Long — of Roxboro, Person County, N.C. Born in Person County, N.C., May 23, 1841. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; bank president; president, Roxboro Cotton Mills; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1880, 1888; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Person County, 1885-86; member of North Carolina state senate, 1889-90, 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-10, 1913-14 (20th District 1889-90, 17th District 1901-02, 18th District 1905-06, 1909-10, 17th District 1913-14). Methodist. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ratliff Long and Mary (Walters) Long; married 1882 to Laura R. Thompson.
  Lucius H. McClure (b. 1844) — of Hayesville, Clay County, N.C. Born in Clay County, N.C., April 2, 1844. Progressive. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Clay County, 1913-14. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph McDowell Jr. (1756-1801) — also known as "Quaker Meadows Joe" — of North Carolina. Born in Frederick County, Va., February 15, 1756. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; planter; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1785-88, 1791-92; delegate to North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1789; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1797-99. Slaveowner. Died, of apoplexy, in Morganton, Burke County, N.C., February 5, 1801 (age 44 years, 355 days). Interment at Quaker Meadows Cemetery, Near Morganton, Burke County, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph McDowell (1715-1771) and Margaret (O'Neill) McDowell; married 1783 to Margaret Moffett; father of Joseph Jefferson McDowell; cousin *** of Joseph McDowell (1758-1799).
  Political family: McDowell family of McDowell County, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  W. G. McLaughlin — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Mecklenburg County, 1909-14. Burial location unknown.
  Grady Mercer (b. 1906) — of Beulaville, Duplin County, N.C. Born in Beulaville, Duplin County, N.C., January 18, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; county judge in North Carolina, 1940; member of North Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; Woodmen; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Louis Albert Mercer and Frances (Grady) Mercer; married 1934 to Mary Harriett Scarborough.
  Levi J. H. Mewborn (b. 1842) — of Snow Hill, Greene County, N.C. Born in Greene County, N.C., August 31, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Greene County, 1913-16. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  Wayland Mitchell (b. 1871) — of Lewiston (now part of Lewiston Woodville), Bertie County, N.C. Born in Bertie County, N.C., September 9, 1871. Democrat. Physician; farmer; member of North Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1919, 1935. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Overton Moore (1804-1876) — of Louisiana. Born in Sampson County, N.C., April 10, 1804. Democrat. Planter; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1848; member of Louisiana state senate, 1856; Governor of Louisiana, 1860-64; delegate to Louisiana secession convention, 1861. Presbyterian. At the end of the Civil War, the military governor of Louisiana ordered his arrest as a Confederate leader; he fled to Mexico and settled in Havana, Cuba. Pardoned by President Andrew Johnson. Died near Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La., June 25, 1876 (age 72 years, 76 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Daniel Newnan (c.1780-1851) — of McDonough, Henry County, Ga. Born in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., about 1780. Planter; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1831-33. Slaveowner. Died in Walker County (part now in Catoosa County), Ga., January 16, 1851 (age about 71 years). Interment at Newnan Springs Churchyard, Newnan Springs, Ga.
  The city of Newnan, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Owen (1784-1865) — of North Carolina. Born in Bladen County, N.C., December 7, 1784. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1808-11; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1817-19. Slaveowner. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., September 4, 1865 (age 80 years, 271 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Owen (1787-1841) — of Bladen County, N.C. Born in Bladen County, N.C., 1787. Whig. Lawyer; planter; Governor of North Carolina, 1828-30; delegate to Whig National Convention from North Carolina, 1839 (Convention Vice-President; chair, Balloting Committee; member, Committee on Permanent Organization; chair, Committee to Notify Nominees; speaker). Died October 9, 1841 (age about 54 years). Interment somewhere in Pittsboro, N.C.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Owen (built 1943 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Henry Allison Page (b. 1862) — also known as Henry A. Page — of Aberdeen, Moore County, N.C. Born in Cary, Wake County, N.C., May 12, 1862. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Moore County, 1913-16. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Treat Paine (1812-1872) — of Edenton, Chowan County, N.C.; Austin County, Tex. Born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., February 18, 1812. Lawyer; planter; shipbuilder; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1850; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1855-57. Slaveowner. Died in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., February 8, 1872 (age 59 years, 355 days). Interment at Brenham Cemetery, Brenham, Tex.
  Relatives: Married 1834 to Penelope Lavinia Benbury.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Doctor Claiborne Parrish (1807-1883) — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Orange County, N.C., May 28, 1807. Whig. Farmer; merchant; postmaster; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1877-80, 1881-82, 1883; died in office 1883. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1883 (age about 76 years). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Allen Parrish and Edith Parrish; married to Ruth A. Ward; father of Edward James Parrish and Nancy Graham 'Nannie' Parrish (who married Julian Shakespeare Carr).
  Political family: Bullock-Parrish family of Durham, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Jarvis Payne (b. 1857) — also known as S. J. Payne — of Point Harbor, Currituck County, N.C. Born in Dare County, N.C., 1857. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Currituck County, 1913-14. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  James Benjamin Pool (1841-1899) — also known as James B. Pool — of Alexander County, N.C. Born in Ellendale, Burke County (now Alexander County), N.C., April 5, 1841. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; school teacher; minister; Alexander County Register of Deeds, 1870-80; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1880-82; Alexander County Commissioner, 1887-90; Alexander County Clerk of Court, 1890-98. Baptist. Died in Alexander County, N.C., October 7, 1899 (age 58 years, 185 days). Interment at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Alexander County, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Pool and Mary (Austin) Pool; married, August 22, 1865, to Elizabeth Jane Teague; father of Osmund Fairworth Pool.
  Erastus Foster Post (1859-1937) — also known as Erastus F. Post — of Quogue, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Quogue, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., July 3, 1859. Farmer; banker; member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1896-98. Died, from angina pectoris and liver cancer, on board a train near Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, N.C., March 30, 1937 (age 77 years, 270 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Oliver Post and Harriet (Foster) Post; married, November 12, 1885, to Anna Grace Foster; third cousin twice removed of Jotham Post Jr..
  Political family: Post family of New York City, New York.
  Howard Roup (born c.1884) — of Asotin, Asotin County, Wash. Born in North Carolina, about 1884. Democrat. Farmer; member of Washington state senate 10th District, 1937-39, 1947. Burial location unknown.
  Jess V. Sapp (born c.1899) — of Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, Wash. Born in North Carolina, about 1899. Democrat. Farmer; member of Washington state senate 40th District, 1945-47. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Walter Scott (1929-2009) — also known as Robert Scott — of Haw River, Alamance County, N.C. Born in Haw River, Alamance County, N.C., June 13, 1929. Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1965-69; Governor of North Carolina, 1969-73. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Jaycees; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Alpha Zeta. Died January 23, 2009 (age 79 years, 224 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Kerr Scott and Mary E. (White) Scott; married, September 1, 1951, to Jessie Rae Osborne.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
W. Kerr Scott William Kerr Scott (1896-1958) — also known as W. Kerr Scott; "The Squire of Haw River" — of Haw River, Alamance County, N.C. Born in Alamance County, N.C., April 17, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Governor of North Carolina, 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952, 1956 (delegation vice-chair); U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1954-58; died in office 1958. Member, Grange. Died April 16, 1958 (age 61 years, 364 days). Interment at Hawfields Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Near Mebane, Alamance County, N.C.
  Relatives: Father of Robert Walter Scott.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin F. Shelton and Annie Little (Thigpen) Shelton; married to Athlea Boone.
  William Alexander Smith (1828-1888) — of North Carolina. Born in Warren County, N.C., January 9, 1828. Republican. Farmer; railroad president; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; member of North Carolina state senate, 1870; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1873-75. Died in Richmond, Va., May 16, 1888 (age 60 years, 128 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Benton Stacy (1891-1977) — also known as J. Benton Stacy — of Ruffin, Rockingham County, N.C. Born May 23, 1891. Democrat. Postmaster; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; farmer; banker; member of North Carolina state senate 17th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died May 1, 1977 (age 85 years, 343 days). Interment at Ruffin Community Cemetery, Ruffin, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Mullins Stacy and Betty (Benton) Stacy; married 1922 to Mary Cole.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George C. Stallings (b. 1847) — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Wake County, N.C., 1847. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Durham County, 1913-14. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  Everett Allen Stevens (b. 1859) — also known as E. A. Stevens — of Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C. Born in Wayne County, N.C., January 31, 1859. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1913-14; member of North Carolina state senate 8th District, 1915-16. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  George J. Studdert (b. 1857) — of Washington, Beaufort County, N.C. Born in County Clare, Ireland, October 26, 1857. Democrat. Farmer; life insurance solicitor; mayor of Washington, N.C., 1900-03; member of North Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1913-14. Protestant. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Studdert and Margaret (Ayers) Studdert; married 1900 to Lyda Carter.
  Alan L. Susman (b. 1930) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in High Point, Guilford County, N.C., April 8, 1930. Democrat. Farmer; banker; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1971-82; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; B'nai B'rith. Still living as of 1982.
  Relatives: Son of B. L. Susman and Ann (Land) Susman; married, December 29, 1952, to Sally Matz.
  James Turner (1766-1824) — of Warrenton, Warren County, N.C. Born in Southampton County, Va., December 20, 1766. Democrat. Farmer; Governor of North Carolina, 1802-05; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1805-16. Slaveowner. Died in Warren County, N.C., January 15, 1824 (age 57 years, 26 days). Interment at Bloomsbury Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
  Relatives: Married 1810 to Elizabeth Park; father of Daniel Turner.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Turner (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  J. Thomas Wall (b. 1845) — of near Stoneville, Rockingham County, N.C. Born near Madison, Rockingham County, N.C., 1845. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Rockingham County, 1911-16. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  Jesse J. Wall (1831-1916) — of Udell, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Rutherford County, N.C., September 3, 1831. Farmer; member of Iowa state senate, 1880-82. Christian. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, December 6, 1916 (age 85 years, 94 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of M. C. Washington and Nancy (Jones) Washington; married, July 4, 1901, to Nettie E. Ellis.
  Ernest V. Webb (b. 1877) — of Kinston, Lenoir County, N.C. Born in Roxboro, Person County, N.C., October 15, 1877. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; tobacconist; farmer; member of North Carolina state senate 7th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  John Hill Wheeler (1806-1882) — also known as John H. Wheeler — of Lincoln County, N.C. Born in Murfreesboro, Hertford County, N.C., August 2, 1806. Lawyer; historian; planter; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1828-31, 1852-53 (Hertford County 1828-31, Lincoln County 1852-53); superintendent of the U.S. Mint at Charlotte, N.C., 1837-41; North Carolina state treasurer, 1843-45; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1854-56. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., December 7, 1882 (age 76 years, 127 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Wheeler and Elizabeth Maria (Jordan) Wheeler; married, April 19, 1830, to Mary Elizabeth Brown; married, November 8, 1838, to Ellen Oldmixon Sully.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Asbury Whitfield (b. 1859) — also known as Charles A. Whitfield — of Person County, N.C. Born in Person County, N.C., 1859. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Person County, 1899, 1913-14. Member, Farmers Union. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas L. Whitfield and Esperance (Russell) Whitfield.
  Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868) — also known as Nathan B. Whitfield — of Lenoir County, N.C.; Marengo County, Ala. Born in Lenoir County, N.C., September 19, 1799. General of the North Carolina Militia; planter; member of North Carolina house of commons from Lenoir County, 1821; member of North Carolina state senate from Lenoir County, 1822-23, 1825, 1827. Died in Demopolis, Marengo County, Ala., December 27, 1868 (age 69 years, 99 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Demopolis, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Bryan Whitfield and Winifred (Bryan) Whitfield; brother of James Bryan Whitfield (1809-1841); married, February 16, 1819, to Elizabeth 'Betsy' Watkins; uncle of Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1835-1914); granduncle of James Bryan Whitfield (1860-1948); first cousin once removed of Needham Bryan and Hardy Bryan; second cousin of Lovard Bryan; second cousin thrice removed of Auburn Bascomb Bryan; third cousin once removed of Joseph Hunter Bryan and Henry Hunter Bryan.
  Political family: Bryan-Whitfield family of North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Adam Jackson Whitley Jr. (b. 1894) — also known as Adam J. Whitley, Jr. — of Smithfield, Johnston County, N.C. Born in Johnston County, N.C., April 14, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; member of North Carolina state senate 8th District, 1949-59; member of North Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1953. Baptist. Member, Junior Order; American Legion; Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Jackson Whitley and Abigail (Casey) Whitley; married 1923 to Florence Elizabeth Lassiter.
  Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams (1842-1895) — also known as A. H. A. Williams — of Oxford, Granville County, N.C. Born near Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C., October 22, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; merchant; developer and president of the Oxford & Henderson Railroad; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County, 1883-86; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1891-93. Died in Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Va., September 5, 1895 (age 52 years, 318 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Guston Williams and Elizabeth Nicholson (Arrington) Williams; married, July 25, 1871, to Susan Alice Bryan; nephew of Archibald Hunter Arrington; second cousin twice removed of William Walton Kitchin and Claude Kitchin; second cousin thrice removed of Alvin Paul Kitchin.
  Political family: Kitchin-Kitchens family of Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Benjamin Williams (1751-1814) — of Johnston County, N.C.; Moore County, N.C. Born in Johnston County, N.C., January 1, 1751. Farmer; member of North Carolina state senate from Johnston County, 1780-81, 1784, 1786; member of North Carolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1785, 1789; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1793-95; Governor of North Carolina, 1799-1802, 1807-08. Slaveowner. Died July 20, 1814 (age 63 years, 200 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Moore County, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Nathaniel Williams Jr. (1742-1805) — of Guilford County, N.C. Born in Hanover County, Va., October 1, 1742. Lawyer; planter; delegate to North Carolina provincial congress, 1775. Accidentally drowned while trying to ford a swollen stream, in Rockingham County, N.C., January 25, 1805 (age 62 years, 116 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of John Williams, Robert Williams and Joseph Williams of Shallow Ford; first cousin of John Williams of Montpelier, Richard Henderson and Thomas Henderson.
  Political family: Williams family of North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Arthur W. Williamson (b. 1912) — of Cerro Gordo, Columbus County, N.C. Born in Cerro Gordo, Columbus County, N.C., November 6, 1912. Democrat. Farmer; fertilizer dealer; member of North Carolina state senate 10th District, 1955-59. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Marshall Edcar Williamson and Annie Belle Williamson; married to Elizabeth Peal.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of W. T. Woodley and Mary Isabella (Parker) Woodley; married 1905 to Margaret Pretlow.
  Marcus Daniel Yount (1892-1988) — also known as M. D. Yount — of Arcadia, Iron County, Mo.; Ironton, Iron County, Mo. Born in Good Water, Iron County, Mo., October 10, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; livestock dealer; Iron County Clerk, 1923-33; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Iron County, 1947-54; chair of Iron County Democratic Party, 1949. Baptist. Member, American Legion. Died in North Carolina, January 22, 1988 (age 95 years, 104 days). Interment at Arcadia Valley Memorial Park, Arcadia, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John George Yount and Emma Jane (Anderson) Yount; married, November 28, 1920, to Fairy Mae McNabb.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

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