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Politicians in the Lumber and Timber Business in North Carolina

  Russell Newton Barringer (1903-1996) — also known as Russell N. Barringer — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Newton, Catawba County, N.C., March 1, 1903. Republican. Lumber business; furniture business; bank director; member of North Carolina Republican State Executive Committee, 1932-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1956, 1968 (alternate), 1972; treasurer of North Carolina Republican Party, 1966-72. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Shriners. Died, in Hillcrest Convalescent Center, Durham, Durham County, N.C., January 15, 1996 (age 92 years, 320 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Hamilton Belton Barringer and Dorothy 'Jasie' (McKenzie) Barringer; married, August 16, 1926, to MaeLee Page; first cousin four times removed of Daniel Laurens Barringer; second cousin thrice removed of Daniel Moreau Barringer; fourth cousin once removed of George Hannah Barringer.
  Political family: Barringer family of North Carolina.
  Epitaph: "Beloved Husband and Father."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John McKay Byrd (1867-1934) — also known as John M. Byrd — of Lillington, Harnett County, N.C.; Coats, Harnett County, N.C. Born in Harnett County, N.C., June 25, 1867. Republican. Lumber business; Harnett County Register of Deeds, 1894-98; Harnett County Sheriff, 1914-16; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1920 (alternate), 1928; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1928-30; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1932. Died, from intestinal obstruction and uremia, in Coats, Harnett County, N.C., April 11, 1934 (age 66 years, 290 days). Interment at Coats Cemetery, Coats, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Reddin Byrd and Elizabeth (Searles) Byrd; married 1889 to Anna Matthews.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Lee Canipe (b. 1916) — also known as Albert Canipe — of Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, N.C. Born in Toecane, Mitchell County, N.C., January 22, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lumber business; member of North Carolina state senate 30th District, 1959. Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Woodmen. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Burns M. Canipe and Verda (Patrick) Canipe.
  Christian Henry Fogle (1846-1898) — also known as C. H. Fogle — of Salem (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth County, N.C. Born in Forsyth County, N.C., August 30, 1846. Lumber mill business; mayor of Salem, N.C., 1884-88. Died in Salem (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth County, N.C., May 22, 1898 (age 51 years, 265 days). Interment at Salem Moravian Graveyard, Winston-Salem, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Augustus Gottlieb Fogle and Lucinda Elisabeth (Schneider) Fogle; married to Emma Jane Agnes Reich; father of Frederick Augustus Fogle.
  Political family: Fogle family of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Joseph Harris (1853-1944) — also known as Charles J. Harris — of Dillsboro, Jackson County, N.C. Born in Putnam, Windham County, Conn., September 11, 1853. Republican. President, Harris Kaolin Co. (mining), Harris Granite Quarries, and Harris-Woodbury Lumber Co.; president, Jackson County Bank (Sylva, N.C.); vice-president, American National Bank (Asheville, N.C.); president, Asheville Daily Times newspaper; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1896 (member, Credentials Committee), 1908, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936 (alternate); candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1904. Suffered a broken back, probably from a fall, was unable to eat, and died from inanition, in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., February 14, 1944 (age 90 years, 156 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Harris and Zilpah (Torrey) Harris; married to Florence Rust.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Knox Hollifield (1868-1957) — also known as Robert K. Hollifield — of Forest City, Rutherford County, N.C. Born in Rutherford County, N.C., January 20, 1868. Republican. Lumberman; postmaster at Forest City, N.C., 1903-05. Died, from pneumonia and cerebral thrombosis, in Spindale, Rutherford County, N.C., February 28, 1957 (age 89 years, 39 days). Interment at Cool Springs Cemetery, Forest City, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Abram P. Hollifield and Eliza T. (Whisnant) Hollifield; married 1899 to Jessie Elizabeth Horn; married 1909 to Mary Lou Huntley; father of Robert Elmer Hollifield.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathan Thomas Hopkins (1852-1927) — also known as Nathan T. Hopkins — of Floyd County, Ky.; Yeager, Pike County, Ky. Born in Ashe County, N.C., October 27, 1852. Republican. Ordained minister; merchant; lumberman; farmer; Floyd County Assessor, 1878-90; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1923-24; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1895-97; defeated, 1894. Baptist. Died in Piketon (now Pikeville), Pike County, Ky., February 11, 1927 (age 74 years, 107 days). Interment at Potter Cemetery, Yeager, Ky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Newton Page (1859-1933) — also known as Robert N. Page — of Aberdeen, Moore County, N.C.; Biscoe, Montgomery County, N.C.; Southern Pines, Moore County, N.C. Born in Cary, Wake County, N.C., October 26, 1859. Democrat. Lumber business; treasurer, Aberdeen & Asheboro Railroad Co., 1890-1902; president, Citizens Bank and Trust Co., Southern Pines N.C.; vice president, Page Trust Co., Aberdeen, N.C.; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1901-02; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1903-17. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died in Aberdeen, Moore County, N.C., October 3, 1933 (age 73 years, 342 days). Interment at Old Bethesda Cemetery, Aberdeen, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Allison Francis Page and Catherine (Raboteau) 'Kate' Page; brother of Walter Hines Page; married, June 20, 1888, to Flora Shaw.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Oscar Grant Parsley (1806-1885) — also known as Oscar G. Parsley — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Onslow County, N.C., February 25, 1806. Sawmill owner; banker; mayor of Wilmington, N.C., 1856. Presbyterian. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., June 3, 1885 (age 79 years, 98 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Married to Anna Maria McKay; father of Oscar Grant Parsley Jr. and William Murdoch Parsley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carl Schurz Thompson — also known as Carl S. Thompson — of Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C. Born in Cleveland County, N.C. Democrat. Lumber business; member of North Carolina state senate 27th District, 1935. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Carl Schurz
  Wiley L. Ward — of Asheboro, Randolph County, N.C. Republican. Lumber company manager; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1940; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mabel S. Ward.
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