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Edward Carney Hackney (1856-1903) —
also known as Edward C. Hackney —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Chatham
County, N.C., May 30,
1856.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1882-83.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., March
10, 1903 (age 46 years, 284
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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David McKee Hall (1918-1960) —
of Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C.
Born in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., May 16,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1959-60; died
in office 1960.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Paraplegic.
Died in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., January
29, 1960 (age 41 years, 258
days).
Interment at Webster
Methodist Church Cemetery, Webster, N.C.
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John W. Hall (b. 1880) —
of Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born near East Bend, Yadkin
County, N.C., July 24,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1913-14.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Hall and Carrie E. (Hamer) Hall; married 1911 to Sarah
Blanche Pepper. |
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Luther Hamilton (1894-1976) —
of Morehead City, Carteret
County, N.C.
Born in Atlantic, Carteret
County, N.C., February
20, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1921-22, 1957-62; mayor
of Morehead City, N.C., 1925-29; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-33; superior court
judge in North Carolina, 1937-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Carteret
County, N.C., June 26,
1976 (age 82 years, 127
days).
Interment at Bayview Cemetery, Morehead City, N.C.
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William Cicero Hammer (1865-1930) —
also known as William C. Hammer —
of Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C.
Born near Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C., March
24, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; mayor
of Asheboro, N.C., 1895-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1896,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1914-20; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1921-30; died in
office 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Woodmen of
the World.
Died in Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C., September
26, 1930 (age 65 years, 186
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Asheboro, N.C.
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Franklin Wills Hancock Jr. (1894-1969) —
also known as Frank Hancock, Jr. —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., November
1, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Granville County Democratic Party, 1924; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1926-28; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1928-30; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1930-39;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940;
state court judge in North Carolina, 1950.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Rotary.
Died in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., January
23, 1969 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
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Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) —
also known as Richard T. Hanna; "The Little
Leprechaun" —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.; Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo., June 9,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bring
about the establishment
of the University of California at Irvine and California State
University at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned
1974.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Elks.
In the 1970s, he received
payments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park
in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
pleaded
guilty; sentenced
to 6-30 months in federal
prison; served one year.
Died in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., June 9,
2001 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
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William Johnson Hannah (b. 1867) —
also known as William J. Hannah —
of Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C.
Born in Cataloochee, Haywood
County, N.C., August, 1867.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Haywood
County Treasurer, 1894-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of North
Carolina state senate 37th District, 1913-14.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John J. Hannah and Martha Ann (Simmons) Hannah; married 1899 to
Josephine Tucker. |
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Thomas J. Harkins (b. 1879) —
of Weatherford, Custer
County, Okla.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., January
15, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1927-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herschel S. Harkins and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins; married 1904 to Roxy
Seevers. |
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Lewis Wardlaw Haskell (1868-1938) —
also known as Lewis W. Haskell —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Pastoria, Jefferson
County, Ark., December
2, 1868.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County,
1902-06; U.S. Consul in Salina Cruz, 1910-12; Hull, 1912-13; Belgrade, 1913-15; Geneva, 1915-24; Algiers, as of 1926; U.S. Consul General in Zurich, as of 1929-32.
Died in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., April
29, 1938 (age 69 years, 148
days).
Interment at St.
John in the Wilderness Cemetery, Flat Rock, N.C.
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Rufus Lafayette Haymore (b. 1851) —
also known as Rufus L. Haymore —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Mt. Airy, N.C., 1897; member of
North
Carolina state house of representatives from Surry County,
1909-10, 1913-14; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911-12, 1915-16.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) —
also known as Brooks Hays —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; North Carolina; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in London, Pope
County, Ark., August
9, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; defeated,
1958; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Lions;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., October
11, 1981 (age 83 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
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William Henry Haywood Jr. (1801-1852) —
also known as William H. Haywood, Jr. —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
23, 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1831, 1834-36; U.S.
Attorney for North Carolina, 1840-43; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1843-46; resigned 1846.
Slaveowner.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
7, 1852 (age 50 years, 350
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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David Heaton (1823-1870) —
of Middletown, Butler
County, Ohio; St. Anthony Falls, Hennepin
County, Minn.; New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, March
10, 1823.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster at Middletown,
Ohio, 1849-52; member of Ohio
state senate, 1855; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1859-63 (23rd District 1859-60, 4th District
1861-63); delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1868-70; died in
office 1870.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 25,
1870 (age 47 years, 107
days).
Interment at National
Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Archibald Henderson (1768-1822) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born near Williamsboro, Vance
County, N.C., August
7, 1768.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1803; member of
North
Carolina house of commons, 1807-09, 1814, 1819-20.
Slaveowner.
Died in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
21, 1822 (age 54 years, 75
days).
Interment at Lutheran
Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
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David Ezekiel Henderson (1879-1968) —
also known as David E. Henderson —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.; Scalybark, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Deppe, Onslow
County, N.C., September
3, 1879.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1945-48; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,
1948-49; resigned 1949.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Redmen;
Woodmen
of the World; Kiwanis.
Died July 25,
1968 (age 88 years, 326
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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James Pinckney Henderson (1808-1858) —
also known as J. Pinckney Henderson —
of Marshville (unknown
county), Tex.
Born in Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., March
31, 1808.
Lawyer; general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of
Independence; Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1836-37; Texas
Republic Secretary of State, 1837; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; Governor of
Texas, 1846-47; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1857-58; died in office 1858.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1858 (age 50 years, 65
days).
Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1930 at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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John Steele Henderson (1846-1916) —
also known as John S. Henderson —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born near Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., January
6, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Rowan
County Register of Deeds, 1866-68; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1875; member
of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1876; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1878, 1901-04; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1880
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President); U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1885-95.
Died in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
9, 1916 (age 70 years, 277
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
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Richard Henderson (1735-1785) —
of Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., April
20, 1735.
Lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1768-73;
member of North
Carolina house of commons from Granville County, 1781.
Anglican.
Pioneer and colonizer in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky;
organized what became known as the Transylvania Land Company, which
made treaties with the Cherokees, hired Daniel Boone as advance agent
to blaze a trail through the Cumberland Gap, and created Transylvania
Colony in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Died in Granville
County, N.C., January
30, 1785 (age 49 years, 285
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Vance County, N.C.
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Worth Dewey Henderson (1898-1996) —
also known as Worth D. Henderson —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., July 7,
1898.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1932
(alternate), 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1944
(alternate).
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., December
5, 1996 (age 98 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jesse Sylvester Henderson and Ethel Roxie (Lunsford)
Henderson. |
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John Kerr Hendrick (1849-1921) —
also known as John K. Hendrick —
of Smithland, Livingston
County, Ky.
Born in Caswell
County, N.C., October
10, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-86; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1887-91; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1895-97.
Died in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., June 20,
1921 (age 71 years, 253
days).
Interment at Maplelawn
Park Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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Erwin Avery Hightower (1914-2001) —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Anson
County, N.C., July 29,
1914.
Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
17, 2001 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.
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William Henry Hill (1767-1809) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Brunswick, Columbus
County, N.C., May 1,
1767.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for North Carolina, 1790; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1794; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1803.
Slaveowner.
Died near Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., 1809
(age about
42 years).
Interment a private or family graveyard, New Hanover County, N.C.
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Franklin P. Hobgood Jr. (b. 1872) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., December
17, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911-16 (21st District 1911-12, 20th
District 1913-16).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin P. Hobgood and Mary Anne (Royal) Hobgood; married, October
9, 1907, to Lucy McGee Glenn. |
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Clyde Roark Hoey (1877-1954) —
also known as Clyde R. Hoey —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., December
11, 1877.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1919-21; Governor of
North Carolina, 1937-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1941-44; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1945-54; died in office 1954;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54; died in
office 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Chi.
Died from a stroke,
at his desk in his congressional office,
in Washington,
D.C., May 12,
1954 (age 76 years, 152
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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William Alexander Hoke (1851-1925) —
also known as William A. Hoke; Alex Hoke —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., October
25, 1851.
Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Lincoln County,
1889-90; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1891-1904; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1905-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., September
13, 1925 (age 73 years, 323
days).
Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
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James Holland (1754-1823) —
of Rutherfordton, Rutherford
County, N.C.; Maury
County, Tenn.
Born in Anson
County, N.C., 1754.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; justice
of the peace; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1783, 1797; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1786, 1789; delegate
to North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1789;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1795-97, 1801-11 (at-large
1795-97, 1801-03, 11th District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 11th
District 1807-09, at-large 1809-11).
Slaveowner.
Died in Maury
County, Tenn., May 19,
1823 (age about 68
years).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Maury County, Tenn.
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Kenneth Lamar Holland (b. 1934) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C., November
24, 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1975-83.
Still living as of 2004.
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Gabriel Holmes (1769-1829) —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born near Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., 1769.
Lawyer; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1794-95; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1797-1802, 1812-13; Governor of
North Carolina, 1821-24; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1825-29; died in
office 1829.
Slaveowner.
Died near Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., September
26, 1829 (age about 60
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Sampson County, N.C.; reinterment in
1984 at John Sampson Cemetery, Clinton, N.C.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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George Dunlap Hopper (1889-1969) —
also known as George D. Hopper —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., July 13,
1889.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Stockholm, 1917-19; Rotterdam, 1920-23; Hamburg, 1923; Dunkirk, 1923-25; Antofagasta, 1925-29; Montreal, 1929-34; Casablanca, 1934-37; U.S. Consul General in Winnipeg, 1937-41; St. John's, 1941-45; Hong Kong, 1945-49.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons.
Died, from bronchopneumonia,
in Brentwood Rehab
Center, Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., July 11,
1969 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of George Dunlap Hopper (1848-1913) and Katherine Elizabeth (Higgins)
Hopper; married, June 23,
1920, to Minnie Parker Durham; married, July 8,
1939, to Sue Cushing Hayes. |
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memorial |
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(1918) |
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Wilkins Perryman Horton (b. 1889) —
also known as Wilkins P. Horton —
of Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., September
1, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1919, 1927, 1931, 1935; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1930; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment somewhere
in Pittsboro, N.C.
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John Hjalmar Hougen (1889-1978) —
also known as John H. Hougen —
of Fisher, Polk
County, Minn.; Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., July 7,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1927-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1930; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., July 14,
1978 (age 89 years, 7
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert Lee Humber (1898-1970) —
also known as Robert L. Humber —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 30,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1959-64.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; United
World Federalists; American
Legion; Rotary;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Farm
Bureau; National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
Died November
10, 1970 (age 72 years, 164
days).
Interment at Cherry
Hill Cemetery, Greenville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Lee Humber and Lena Clyde (Davis) Humber; married, October
16, 1929, to Lucie Berthier. |
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Bolivar Steadman Hurley (b. 1888) —
also known as B. S. Hurley —
of Troy, Montgomery
County, N.C.
Born in Troy, Montgomery
County, N.C., May 16,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Montgomery County,
1917, 1925; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state senate 18th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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