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Isaac Beverly Lake (1906-1996) —
also known as I. Beverly Lake —
of Wake Forest, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Wake Forest, Wake
County, N.C., August
29, 1906.
Lawyer; law
professor; candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960, 1964; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1965-78.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in 1996
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Lake and Lula (Caldwell) Lake; married to Gertrude Bell;
father of I.
Beverly Lake Jr.. |
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H. Martin Lancaster (b. 1943) —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Patetown Community, Wayne
County, N.C., March
24, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1987-95;
defeated, 1994.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Davis Larkins Jr. (1909-1990) —
also known as John D. Larkins, Jr. —
of Trenton, Jones
County, N.C.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., June 8,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1936-44, 1948-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1952-54; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1954-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1958-60; candidate for
nomination for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1967.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Woodmen;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
16, 1990 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins; married, March
15, 1930, to Pauline Murrill. |
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Thomas Bailey Lee (b. 1873) —
also known as T. Bailey Lee —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Burley, Cassia
County, Idaho.
Born in Mocksville, Davie
County, N.C., August
10, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Cassia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1908-12; district judge in Idaho
11th District, 1921-26, 1935-36; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1926-33; appointed 1926; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1931-32.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William Drayton Lee and Sarah Ann (Bailey) Lee; married, November
4, 1907, to Irene Teasdale. |
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William Baxter Lee (b. 1879) —
also known as W. Baxter Lee —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., June 16,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1916.
Southern
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Lee and Sarah J. (Damron) Lee; married, March
28, 1905, to Elizabeth Douglas Matthews. |
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William Erwin Lee (b. 1882) —
also known as William E. Lee —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Madison
County, N.C., January
27, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1912,
1916;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1922-30; resigned 1930; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1926-29; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1930-53.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Francis Lee and Althea (West) Lee; married, July 1,
1914, to Mary Madeline Shields. |
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Alton Asa Lennon (1906-1986) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., August
17, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; recorder's court judge in North Carolina,
1934-42; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947, 1951; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1953-54; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1957-73.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died December
28, 1986 (age 80 years, 133
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Romulus Zachariah Linney (1841-1910) —
also known as Romulus Z. Linney —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Rutherford
County, N.C., December
26, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1870-72, 1874-75, 1883-84 (36th District
1870-72, 34th District 1874-75, 1883-84); U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1895-1901.
Died April
15, 1910 (age 68 years, 110
days).
Interment at Taylorsville
Cemetery, Taylorsville, N.C.
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James Crawford Little (b. 1877) —
also known as J. C. Little —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Union
County, N.C., October
22, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1913-14.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George M. Little and Serena K. (Brooks) Little; married, January
3, 1912, to Alena Marsh. |
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Robert Eugene Little (b. 1852) —
also known as R. E. Little —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Ansonville, Anson
County, N.C., November
21, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888;
member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1888; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1889-90, 1893-94, 1913-14; chair of
Anson County Democratic Party, 1891-99.
Interment at Bennett
Family Cemetery, Near Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Little and Sarah (Ledbetter) Little. |
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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; director, Gulf Life
Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Blue
Key; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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David Logan (1824-1874) —
of Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in North Carolina, April 5,
1824.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Multnomah County,
1857; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1863-64.
Died March
26, 1874 (age 49 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Elmer Long (1880-1955) —
also known as J. Elmer Long —
of Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.; Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C., July 31,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Rep. Charles
M. Stedman; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Alamance County,
1911-14; member of North
Carolina state senate 18th District, 1917-22; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1925-29; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944.
Presbyterian;
later Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Lions; Sphinx.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., April
28, 1955 (age 74 years, 271
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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John Gore Long (1846-1903) —
also known as John G. Long —
of St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., August
19, 1846.
Republican. Lawyer; State's Attorney, 7th Judicial Circuit,
1870-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1876,
1896
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1896-1901; U.S. Diplomatic Agent
to Egypt, 1899-1902; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1899-1902.
Suffered an accidental
fall from the front steps of the house where he was staying,
fractured his skull, and died soon after, in Dunbar, Scotland,
July
28, 1903 (age 56 years, 343
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Carter Love (1784-1835) —
of North Carolina.
Born near Norfolk (unknown
county), Va., 1784.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1815-17.
Died in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., 1835
(age about
51 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Rowan County, N.C.
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Scott Wike Lucas (1892-1968) —
also known as Scott W. Lucas —
of Havana, Mason
County, Ill.
Born near Chandlerville, Cass
County, Ill., February
19, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1935-39; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1939-51; defeated, 1950; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Professional baseball
player, 3-I League, three years.
Died in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., February
22, 1968 (age 76 years, 3
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Havana, Ill.
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Homer Le Grand Lyon (1879-1956) —
also known as Homer L. Lyon —
of Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C.
Born in Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C., March 1,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1904,
1940;
Solicitor, 8th Judicial District, 1913-20; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1921-29.
Methodist.
Died in Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C., May 31,
1956 (age 77 years, 91
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, Whiteville, N.C.
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