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Burgess Sidney Gaither (1807-1892) —
also known as Burgess S. Gaither —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Iredell
County, N.C., March
16, 1807.
Whig. Lawyer; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; delegate
to Whig National Convention from North Carolina, 1839; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1844; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1851, 1853; Representative
from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Member, Sons of
Temperance.
Died in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., February
23, 1892 (age 84 years, 344
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Morganton, N.C.
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William Bost Gaither (1864-1952) —
also known as W. B. Gaither —
of Newton, Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., December
4, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Catawba County,
1901, 1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from acute
myocarditis, in Catawba Hospital,
Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., April
14, 1952 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Newton, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of David Belt Gaither and Mary Melinda Angeline (Bost) Gaither;
married to Genevieve Wilfong. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Nick Galifianakis (b. 1928) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., July 22,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-66; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1967-73 (5th District
1967-69, 4th District 1969-73); candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1972.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Delta
Theta Phi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2002.
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Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) —
also known as O. Max Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., March
22, 1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; chair of
Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member of
North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1911-12, 1915-16; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in his suite at the St. Regis Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1947 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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Garland Smith Garriss (1908-1968) —
also known as Garland S. Garriss —
of Troy, Montgomery
County, N.C.
Born in Margarettsville, Northampton
County, N.C., February
23, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947-48, 1959-60, 1964-65.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion.
Died, of pneumonia
and colon
cancer, in Moore Regional Hospital,
Pinehurst, Moore
County, N.C., July 21,
1968 (age 60 years, 149
days).
Interment at Glendon
Christian Church Cemetery, Glendon, N.C.
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Arthur Lee Gaston (1876-1951) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., August
14, 1876.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Chester County,
1900-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1920;
director of banks and
cotton
mills.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from Hodgkins
lymphoma, in Charlotte Memorial Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
13, 1951 (age 74 years, 364
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
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Alfred Moore Gatlin (1790-1841) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., April
20, 1790.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1823-25.
Slaveowner.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., February
23, 1841 (age 50 years, 309
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Edwin Lee Gavin (1888-1972) —
also known as Edwin L. Gavin —
of Roseboro, Sampson
County, N.C.; Sanford, Lee
County, N.C.
Born in Giddinsville, Sampson
County, N.C., August
17, 1888.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; mayor of Roseboro, N.C., 1912-14; member
of North
Carolina state senate, 1919-20; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1928-32;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1950; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Missionary
Baptist. Member, Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Moose; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of peritonitis,
in Lee County Hospital,
Sanford, Lee
County, N.C., May 5,
1972 (age 83 years, 262
days).
Interment at Buffalo
Cemetery, Sanford, N.C.
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John Alexander Giannetti Jr. (b. 1964) —
also known as John A. Giannetti, Jr. —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born, in a hospital,
at Camp Lejeune, Onslow
County, N.C., June 9,
1964.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated,
1994; member of Maryland
state senate 21st District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Italian,
Irish,
and American
Indian ancestry. Member, Chi Phi;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Sons
of Italy; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2003.
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Frank Herbert Gibbs (1895-1963) —
also known as Frank H. Gibbs —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., August
4, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
mayor of Warrenton, N.C., 1920-34; member of North
Carolina state senate 14th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in 1963
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Warrenton, 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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Robert Broadnax Glenn (1854-1920) —
also known as Robert B. Glenn —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., August
11, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1893-97;
member of North
Carolina state senate 26th District, 1899-1900; Governor of
North Carolina, 1905-09; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1912.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Royal Alexandra Hotel,
Winnipeg, Manitoba,
May
16, 1920 (age 65 years, 279
days).
Interment at Salem
Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Hannibal Lafayette Godwin (1873-1929) —
also known as Hannibal L. Godwin —
of Dunn, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born near Dunn, Harnett
County, N.C., November
3, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1903-04; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1904-06; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1907-21;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924.
Died June 9,
1929 (age 55 years, 218
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Dunn, N.C.
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Philip Pittman Godwin Sr. (c.1924-2001) —
also known as Philip P. Godwin, Sr. —
of Gatesville, Gates
County, N.C.
Born about 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-72; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1971-72;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1973.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital,
Norfolk,
Va., December
12, 2001 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Gatesville
Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
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Thomas Jackson Gold (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas J. Gold —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., April
11, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Elks; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Davis Grady (1891-c.1969) —
also known as Paul D. Grady —
of Kenly, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Seven Springs, Wayne
County, N.C., September
5, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Johnston County,
1919-22; member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1923-25, 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died about 1969 (age about 78
years).
Interment somewhere
in Kenly, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. James Calhoun Grady and Ella S. (Outlaw) Grady; married 1909 to Lelia
G. Swink. |
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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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Augustus Washington Graham (1849-1936) —
also known as A. W. Graham —
of Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C.; Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., June 8,
1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1880,
1912;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1885; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1895-96; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1901-06, 1909-10, 1913-14; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1909;
president, American Cotton and Grain Exchange, 1919-22.
Baptist.
Died in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., October
12, 1936 (age 87 years, 126
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
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Frank Porter Graham (1886-1972) —
also known as Frank P. Graham —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., October
14, 1886.
Democrat. School
teacher; college
instructor; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World
War I; university
professor; president
of the University of North Carolina, 1931-49; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1949-50; appointed 1949; defeated,
1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C., February
16, 1972 (age 85 years, 125
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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James Graham (1793-1851) —
of Rutherfordton, Rutherford
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., January
7, 1793.
Lawyer; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1822-24, 1828-29; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1833-36, 1836-43, 1845-47
(12th District 1833-36, 1836-43, 1st District 1845-47).
Died in Rutherford
County, N.C., September
25, 1851 (age 58 years, 261
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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.
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A. T. Grant Jr. —
of Mocksville, Davie
County, N.C.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Davie County,
1903-10, 1921-22; member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1913-14.
Burial location unknown.
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James Grant (1812-1891) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born near Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., December
12, 1812.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1842-43; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Scott County, 1844;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Scott County, 1846;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1852-53; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1852-53; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1854-55; president, Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March
14, 1891 (age 78 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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Lloyd Lee Gravely (1889-1953) —
also known as Lloyd L. Gravely —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Danville,
Va., December
5, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco
buyer; manager, tobacco
products factory; director and general manager, China America Tobacco
Co.; director, Standard Insurance
and Realty
Co.; mayor
of Rocky Mount, N.C., 1925-28; member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1929-32, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died March 6,
1953 (age 63 years, 91
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene E. Gray —
of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Salem (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C.
Lawyer; insurance
business; mayor
of Winston, N.C., 1894-96.
Burial location unknown.
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John Green (1807-1887) —
of Tipton, Tipton
County, Ind.
Born in Yancey
County, N.C., May 20,
1807.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1857-59, 1869-71; common pleas court judge in
Indiana, 1860-64; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1868.
Presbyterian.
Died in Tipton, Tipton
County, Ind., August
31, 1887 (age 80 years, 103
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Tipton, Ind.
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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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Henry Fay Greene (1859-1915) —
also known as Henry F. Greene —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., May 30,
1859.
Lawyer; member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1903-07.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., December
20, 1915 (age 56 years, 204
days).
Interment somewhere
in Washington, D.C.
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Harry Percy Grier (b. 1871) —
also known as H. P. Grier —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Yorkville (now York), York
County, S.C., March
20, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Statesville, N.C., 1907; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Iredell County,
1913-16, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Foster Griffin (b. 1900) —
also known as E. F. Griffin —
of Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C.
Born in Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C., November
4, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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John Timothy Griffin (b. 1968) —
also known as Tim Griffin —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
21, 1968.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 2006-07; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 2011-15; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 2015-.
Still living as of 2018.
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Lloyd Eldon Griffin (b. 1893) —
also known as L. E. Griffin —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in Belvidere, Perquimans
County, N.C., January
14, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1935; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. N. Griffin and Mary (Perry) Griffin; married 1922 to Belle
Walters. |
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William Barry Grove (1764-1818) —
also known as William B. Grove —
of Cumberland
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., January
15, 1764.
Lawyer; banker;
member of North
Carolina house of commons from Cumberland County, 1787-89; delegate
to North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1789;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1791-1803 (at-large 1791-97,
7th District 1797-99, at-large 1799-1803).
Slaveowner.
Died in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., March
30, 1818 (age 54 years, 74
days).
Interment at Grove
Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville, N.C.
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Hezekiah Alexander Gudger (1849-1917) —
also known as Hezekiah A. Gudger —
of Madison
County, N.C.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Marshall, Madison
County, N.C., May 27,
1849.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County,
1872-78; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1885; candidate for Presidential Elector
for North Carolina; U.S. Consul General in Panama, 1897-1905; justice, Canal Zone Supreme Court, 1905-14;
chief justice, 1909-14.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Beaverdam, Buncombe
County, N.C., September
22, 1917 (age 68 years, 118
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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James Madison Gudger Jr. (1855-1920) —
also known as James M. Gudger, Jr. —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Madison
County, N.C., October
22, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate; elected 1900; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1903-07,
1911-15.
Died February
29, 1920 (age 64 years, 130
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Vonno Lamar Gudger Jr. (1919-2004) —
also known as V. Lamar Gudger —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., April
30, 1919.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1977-81;
defeated, 1980; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1984-89.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., August
2, 2004 (age 85 years, 94
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George W. Guess (c.1829-1868) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in North Carolina, about 1829.
Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
mayor
of Dallas, Tex., 1866-68.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of sunstroke,
aboard a steamboat
on the Mississippi River, at a wharf in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., July 18,
1868 (age about 39
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Wilbur P. Gulley (b. 1948) —
also known as Wib Gulley —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., July 31,
1948.
Lawyer; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1985-89; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1993-2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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