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Michael Francis Easley (b. 1950) —
also known as Mike F. Easley —
of Brunswick
County, N.C.
Born near Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., March
23, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1990; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1993-2001; Governor of
North Carolina, 2001-09; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 2004,
2008;
pleaded
guilty in 2010 to failing
to report a 2006 helicopter ride in his campaign
finance filings.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Henry Eaton (1790-1856) —
also known as John H. Eaton —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., June 18,
1790.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1815-16; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1818-21, 1821-29; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1829-31; Governor
of Florida Territory, 1834-36; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1836-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Resigned
from Cabinet in 1831 during the scandal
(called the "Petticoat Affair") over past infedelities
of his second wife, Peggy Eaton.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
17, 1856 (age 66 years, 152
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Eaton Jr. (1810-1881) —
of Warren
County, N.C.
Born in 1810.
Lawyer; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1840; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1840; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1851-52.
Died in 1881
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Kramer Edwards (1914-2001) —
also known as Daniel K. Edwards; Dan
Edwards —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., February
17, 1914.
Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member
of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-50; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1949-51.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Civitan;
American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, at Hillcrest Convalescent
Center, Durham, Durham
County, N.C., July 17,
2001 (age 87 years, 150
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles W. Edwards and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards; married, December
24, 1941, to Mary B. Partin. |
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John Reid Edwards (b. 1953) —
also known as John Edwards; Johnny Reid Edwards;
"Silk Pony"; "The Breck
Girl" —
of North Carolina.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., June 10,
1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1999-2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 2000,
2004;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004; in August 2008, he acknowledged
an extramarital
affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, though at first he denied
having fathered her baby; this revelation discredited
him and ended his
political career.
Methodist.
In June, 2011, he was indicted
in federal court on campaign
finance charges, based on the argument that the donations he
received in 2007-08 to cover up his affair were illegal
contributions to his presidential campaign.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Joseph Wilson Ervin (1901-1945) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., March 3,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1945; died in
office 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
25, 1945 (age 44 years, 297
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Samuel James Ervin Jr. (1896-1985) —
also known as Sam J. Ervin, Jr. —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
27, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931; chair of
Burke County Democratic Party, 1924; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-37; superior
court judge in North Carolina, 1937-43; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1946-47; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1948-54; appointed 1948; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Historical Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order
of Ahepa; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Junior
Order; Newcomen
Society; Sigma
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., April
23, 1985 (age 88 years, 208
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.; statue at County Courthouse Grounds, Morganton, N.C.
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William Carson Ervin (1859-1943) —
also known as William C. Ervin —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.; Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in McDowell
County, N.C., December
15, 1859.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; printer;
mayor
of Lenoir, N.C., 1888-89.
Died in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., July 16,
1943 (age 83 years, 213
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Henry Emerson Etheridge (1819-1902) —
also known as Emerson Etheridge —
of Dresden, Weakley
County, Tenn.
Born in Currituck, Currituck
County, N.C., September
18, 1819.
Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1845-47; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1853-57, 1859-61;
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1861-63; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1867; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1869-70; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1891-94.
Slaveowner.
Died in Dresden, Weakley
County, Tenn., October
21, 1902 (age 83 years, 33
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Sharon, Tenn.
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Thaddeus Armie Eure (1899-c.1992) —
also known as Thad Eure —
of Winton, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Gates
County, N.C., November
15, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Winton, N.C., 1923-28; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina; secretary
of state of North Carolina, 1936-89.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Theta
Chi; Junior
Order.
Longest serving state official in American history.
Died about 1992 (age about 93
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Tazewell A. Eure and Armecia (Langstun) Eure; married to Minta
Banks. |
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William Franklin Evans (b. 1883) —
also known as W. F. Evans —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., February
25, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1913-14.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. F. Evans and Anne M. (Sermons) Evans; married 1904 to Eva
Glenn Allen. |
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Hamilton Glover Ewart (1849-1918) —
also known as Hamilton G. Ewart —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., October
23, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
North Carolina; mayor of Hendersonville, N.C., 1877; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1887-88, 1895-97,
1911-12; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1889-91;
defeated, 1890 (9th District), 1904 (10th District); circuit judge in
North Carolina, 1897; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,
1898-99, 1899-1900.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
28, 1918 (age 68 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Hendersonville, N.C.
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Cyrus Mills Faircloth (b. 1876) —
also known as Cyrus M. Faircloth —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born near Salemburg, Sampson
County, N.C., December
1, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Sampson County,
1913-16.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Fletcher Faison (1882-1967) —
also known as Paul F. Faison —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Philippines;
Canton (Guangzhou), China;
Tientsin, China;
Tokyo, Japan.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., November
15, 1882.
Lawyer; U.S. Vice Consul in Canton, 1918-19.
Died in Tokyo, Japan,
November
18, 1967 (age 85 years, 3
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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James Colly Farthing (1913-1967) —
also known as James C. Farthing; Jim
Farthing —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., January
12, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; Solicitor, 16th Solicitorial District,
1947-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1948,
1956;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1957-67; Judge, North
Carolina Court of Appeals, 1967; died in office 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died December
6, 1967 (age 54 years, 328
days).
Interment at Blue
Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, N.C.
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Clarence Clyde Ferguson Jr. (1924-1983) —
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., November
4, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; law
professor; U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, 1970-72.
Unitarian.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
21, 1983 (age 59 years, 47
days).
Interment at Baltimore
National Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Garland Sevier Ferguson Jr. (1878-1963) —
also known as Garland S. Ferguson —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C., May 30,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for Southern Railway,
1903-18; assistant general counsel for Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry
Dock Company, 1918-21; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1927-49;
chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died April
12, 1963 (age 84 years, 317
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Garland Sevier Ferguson and Sarah Frances (Norwood) Ferguson;
married, October
30, 1907, to Margaret Merrimon. |
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Arris I. Ferree —
also known as A. I. Ferree —
of Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1932,
1948
(alternate); lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Wesley Luther Ferrell (1895-1967) —
also known as W. L. Ferrell —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., August
28, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Forsyth County,
1923-24; member of North
Carolina state senate 22nd District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died November
16, 1967 (age 72 years, 80
days).
Interment at Salem
Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.
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David Edward Finley (1861-1917) —
also known as David E. Finley —
of Yorkville (now York), York
County, S.C.
Born in Trenton, Phillips
County, Ark., February
28, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from York County,
1890-91; member of South
Carolina state senate from York County, 1892-96; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1899-1917; died
in office 1917.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., January
26, 1917 (age 55 years, 333
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, York, S.C.
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Walter Harrison Fisher (b. 1889) —
also known as Walter H. Fisher —
of Roseboro, Sampson
County, N.C.; Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born in Roseboro, Sampson
County, N.C., October
22, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 14th District, 1915-16, 1919-20; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1924; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1928; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1930-34.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alex F. Fisher and Mary Louise (Owen) Fisher; married, March
27, 1917, to Lossie S. Herring. |
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Fred Folger (b. 1900) —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.
Born in Dobson, Surry
County, N.C., September
12, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 23rd District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959;
resigned 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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John Hamlin Folger (1880-1963) —
also known as John H. Folger —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.; Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Rockford, Surry
County, N.C., December
18, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-28; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1941-49.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Died in Clemmons, Forsyth
County, N.C., July 19,
1963 (age 82 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Mt. Airy, N.C.
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William Henry Forney (1823-1894) —
also known as William H. Forney —
of Jacksonville, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., November
9, 1823.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1859-60; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama
state senate, 1865-66; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1875-93 (at-large 1875-77, 7th
District 1877-93); member of Democratic
National Committee from Alabama, 1880.
Slaveowner.
Died in Jacksonville, Calhoun
County, Ala., January
16, 1894 (age 70 years, 68
days).
Interment at Jacksonville
City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ala.
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Lawrence H. Fountain (1913-2002) —
also known as L. H. Fountain —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Leggett, Edgecombe
County, N.C., April
23, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1947-52; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1953-83; member,
Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism, 1981-82.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose; American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
20, 2002 (age 89 years, 180
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Gould Fowle (1831-1891) —
also known as Daniel G. Fowle —
of Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., March 3,
1831.
Lawyer; Governor of
North Carolina, 1889-91; died in office 1891.
Died April 7,
1891 (age 60 years, 35
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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John Edgar Fowler (1866-1930) —
also known as John E. Fowler —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born near Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., September
8, 1866.
Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1895-96; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1897-99; member
of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905-06; defeated
(Populist), 1892.
Died in Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., July 4,
1930 (age 63 years, 299
days).
Interment at Clinton
Cemetery, Clinton, N.C.
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Cyrus Clifford Frazier, Sr. (1884-1967) —
also known as C. Clifford Frazier —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Archdale, Randolph
County, N.C., December
16, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Referee in Bankruptcy, 1917-32;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1932;
candidate for chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1952.
Quaker.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
13, 1967 (age 82 years, 240
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Robert Haines Frazier (1899-1978) —
also known as Robert H. Frazier —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
8, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Greensboro, N.C., 1951-55.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Society for International Law; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., August
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 225
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, 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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