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Hans Gearhart Tanzler Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as Hans Tanzler —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March
11, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
judge of criminal court in Florida, 1963-67; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1967-79; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1978.
Member, Jaycees;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks.
Still living as of 1979.
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Hannis Taylor (1851-1922) —
of Alabama.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., September
21, 1851.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1893-97.
Author
of a biography of Cicero and numerous other books.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
26, 1922 (age 71 years, 96
days).
Originally entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Roy Arthur Taylor (1910-1995) —
also known as Roy A. Taylor —
of Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Vader, Lewis
County, Wash., January
31, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-53; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1960-77 (12th District
1960-63, 11th District 1963-77).
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died in Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
28, 1995 (age 85 years, 28
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Black Mountain, N.C.
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Samuel Farris Teague (1885-1977) —
also known as S. F. Teague —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Randolph
County, N.C., July 24,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Died in November, 1977
(age 92
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Samuel E. Teague and Elizabeth (Moffitt)
Teague. |
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William Leake Terry (1850-1917) —
also known as William L. Terry —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C., September
27, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1878-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1884,
1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1891-1901.
Member, Chi Phi.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
4, 1917 (age 67 years, 38
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Charles Randolph Thomas (1861-1931) —
also known as Charles R. Thomas —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.; Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C.
Born in Beaufort, Carteret
County, N.C., August
21, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1887; Craven
County Attorney, 1890-96; candidate for Presidential Elector for
North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1899-1911;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., March 8,
1931 (age 69 years, 199
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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Francis Edgar Thomas (b. 1871) —
also known as F. E. Thomas —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Diamond Hill, Anson
County, N.C., December
25, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Anson County,
1913-16.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Williams Thomas and Susan (Liles) Thomas; married 1910 to Lucy
Hawkins. |
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Joe Max Thomas (1915-1993) —
also known as J. Max Thomas —
of Marshville, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C., July 9,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
Union
County Recorder's Court Judge, 1948-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1955-59.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
15, 1993 (age 78 years, 37
days).
Interment at Marshville Cemetery, Marshville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Thomas and Lillian Maude (Hasty) Thomas; married 1940 to Myrtle
Herron Glenn; married 1947 to Vergie
Emma Griffin. |
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memorial |
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James Thorington (1816-1887) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., May 7,
1816.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1843-47; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1855-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1856;
Scott
County Sheriff, 1861-65; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Aspinwall, 1872-82.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 12,
1887 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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T. T. Thorne (b. 1867) —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born August
9, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1907-08, 1911-14 (7th District 1907-08,
1911-12, 6th District 1913-14).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of T. T. Thorne and Mary D. Thorne; married 1892 to Louise
C. Fountain. |
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Carl L. Tilghman —
of Beaufort, Carteret
County, N.C.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1976-77;
candidate for justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Charles Walter Tillett Jr. (1888-1952) —
also known as Charles W. Tillett, Jr. —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Mangum, Richmond
County, N.C., February
6, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1928
(alternate), 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Major proponent of the United Nations.
While suffering from depression, he jumped
from the eighth floor of an office
building, and fell to
his death, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., December
23, 1952 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Durant Howard Tillett (b. 1883) —
also known as D. H. Tillett —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.C.
Born near Shiloh, Camden
County, N.C., April
25, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Camden County, 1907,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gideon Marchant Tillett and Bettie Ferebee (Sanderlin)
Tillett. |
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George Holden Tinkham (1870-1956) —
also known as George H. Tinkham —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
29, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1910-12; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1915-43 (11th District
1915-33, 10th District 1933-43).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Cramerton, Gaston
County, N.C., August
28, 1956 (age 85 years, 304
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Albion Winegar Tourgee (1838-1905) —
also known as Albion W. Tourgee —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Denver,
Colo.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Mayville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamsfield, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, May 2,
1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868, 1875;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1868-75; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1878; author;
U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1897-1905, died in office 1905.
French
Huguenot and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, of acute
uremia, due to an infected
wound, in Bordeaux, France,
May
21, 1905 (age 67 years, 19
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mayville
Cemetery, Mayville, N.Y.
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William Trousdale (1790-1872) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., September
23, 1790.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1835-36; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1837, 1839, 1845; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee; colonel in the U.S. Army during
the Mexican War; Governor of
Tennessee, 1849-51; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1853-57.
Died in Gallatin, Sumner
County, Tenn., March
27, 1872 (age 81 years, 186
days).
Interment at Gallatin
Cemetery, Gallatin, Tenn.
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Tilghman Mayfield Tucker (1802-1859) —
of Mississippi.
Born in North Carolina, February
5, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1831-36; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1838-42; Governor of
Mississippi, 1842-44; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1843-45.
Slaveowner.
Died near Bexar, Marion
County, Ala., April 3,
1859 (age 57 years, 57
days).
Interment at Lake
Providence Cemetery, Lake Providence, La.
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Lawrence Davis Tyson (1861-1929) —
also known as Lawrence D. Tyson —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., July 4,
1861.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer; president, Knoxville Cotton
Mills, Knoxville Spinning
Co., Poplar Creek Coal and
Iron Co., Lenoir City Land
Co., East Tennessee Coal and
Iron Co., Coal Creek Mining and
Manufacturing
Co.; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member
of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1903-05;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1925-29; died in office 1929.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in 1929
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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William Bradley Umstead (1895-1954) —
also known as William B. Umstead —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Mangum Township, Durham
County, N.C., May 13,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1933-39; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1945; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Methodist.
Died, from arteriosclerotic
heart disease and congestive
heart failure, while also suffering from bronchopneumonia,
in Watts Hospital,
Durham, Durham
County, N.C., November
7, 1954 (age 59 years, 178
days).
Interment at Mt.
Tabor Church Cemetery, Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C.
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Itimous Thaddeus Valentine Jr. (1926-2015) —
also known as Tim Valentine —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., March
15, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-60; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1983-95.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees.
Died in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., November
10, 2015 (age 89 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Malvern Vance (1862-1928) —
also known as Thomas M. Vance —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., September
6, 1862.
Lawyer; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1885-86.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy, and died soon after, in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., February
14, 1928 (age 65 years, 161
days).
Cremated.
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Robert Lee Vann (1879-1940) —
also known as Robert L. Vann —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Ahoskie, Hertford
County, N.C., August
27, 1879.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
African
ancestry.
Died, at Shadyside Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
24, 1940 (age 61 years, 58
days).
Entombed at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucy Peoples; married 1910 to Jessie
Matthews. |
| | | The Robert L. Vann Elementary School
(built 1914 as Watt School; name changed to Vann 1941; closed and
sold 2011; now St. Benedict the Moor Catholic School), in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, was named for
him. |
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Richard Vinroot (b. 1941) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in 1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1991-95.
Still living as of 1995.
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