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Charles Laban Abernethy (1872-1955) —
also known as Charles L. Abernethy —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Burke
County, N.C., March
18, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1922-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Elks; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., February
23, 1955 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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Spencer Bell Adams (1860-1943) —
also known as Spencer B. Adams —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.; Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Dobson, Surry
County, N.C., October
15, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in North Carolina, 1882-96; superior court judge in
North Carolina, 1896-98; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1898; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1900,
1908;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1900; U.S.
District Judge for Indian Territory, 1902-04.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died January
12, 1943 (age 82 years, 89
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Adams and Sarah Adams; married, December
19, 1884, to Lizzie L. Swift. |
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Hugh Quincy Alexander (1911-1989) —
of Kannapolis, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born near Glendon, Moore
County, N.C., August
7, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-51; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1953-63;
defeated, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
American Bar
Association; Jaycees.
Died September
17, 1989 (age 78 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Linville H. Allred (1876-1965) —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 14,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Johnston County,
1911-14.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died November
25, 1965 (age 89 years, 164
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Erwin, Tenn.
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Julian Russell Allsbrook (1903-1984) —
also known as Julian R. Allsbrook —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C., February
17, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died in May, 1984
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Clemens Allsbrook and Bennie Alice (Waller) Allsbrook;
married 1926 to
Frances Virginia Brown. |
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John Edward Anderson (1879-1947) —
also known as John E. Anderson —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., August
25, 1879.
Mayor
of El Paso, Tex., 1938-47; died in office 1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart
condition and pulmonary
edema, in his room at the Hotel
Paso del Norte, El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., February
4, 1947 (age 67 years, 163
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Nathan Anderson and Sallie Jane Anderson; married, November
19, 1932, to Georgia Lee Ann Sewell. |
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James Matthew Armstrong (1893-1965) —
also known as James M. Armstrong —
of Belmont, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Belmont, Gaston
County, N.C., June 22,
1893.
Republican. Coal and
oil dealer; postmaster at Belmont,
N.C., 1954-60 (acting, 1954-55).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died June 14,
1965 (age 71 years, 357
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont, N.C.
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James Allen Austin (1886-1954) —
also known as J. Allen Austin —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in New London, Stanly
County, N.C., November
6, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
developer; bank
director; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County,
1921-22.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., January
19, 1954 (age 67 years, 74
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, High Point, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Daniel Austin and Mary Jane (Talley) Austin; married to
Nancy Kerns. |
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memorial |
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Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973) —
also known as Paul D. Bagwell —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., August
23, 1913.
Republican. College
professor; candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1956; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1958, 1960; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Kappa
Delta Pi; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., October
23, 1973 (age 60 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carl LeRoy Bailey (1898-1966) —
also known as Carl L. Bailey —
of Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C.
Born in Roper, Washington
County, N.C., October
30, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
recorder's court judge in North Carolina, 1919-24; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Washington County,
1925; member of North
Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1933-35.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in August, 1966
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin F. Bailey and Sarah F. (Williams) Bailey. |
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Arthur Creel Baker (b. 1925) —
also known as Arthur C. Baker —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Varina, Wake
County, N.C., January
19, 1925.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Exchange
Club.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Offie Franklin Baker and Myrtie (Whisenhunt) Baker; married, December
31, 1965, to Evelyn Canady. |
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Graham Arthur Barden (1896-1967) —
also known as Graham A. Barden —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Turkey Township, Sampson
County, N.C., September
25, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Craven
County Judge, 1920-24; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1935-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., January
29, 1967 (age 70 years, 126
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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David Collin Barnes (b. 1875) —
also known as D. C. Barnes —
of Murfreesboro, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Murfreesboro, Hertford
County, N.C., November
26, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Hertford County,
1909-10, 1921-22; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1911-14.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Alexander Barnes and Bettie (Vaughan)
Barnes. |
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Maurice Victor Barnhill (b. 1887) —
also known as M. V. Barnhill —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax
County, N.C., December
5, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nash
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-21; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Nash County,
1921-23; recorder's court judge in North Carolina, 1923-24; superior
court judge in North Carolina 2nd District, 1924-37; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1937-48; appointed 1937.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Van Buren Barnhill and Mary (Dawes) Barnhill; married, June 5,
1912, to Nannie Rebecca Cooper. |
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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.
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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally
Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Civitan;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Marc Basnight (b. 1947) —
of Manteo, Dare
County, N.C.
Born in Manteo, Dare
County, N.C., May 13,
1947.
Democrat. Restaurant
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1984-2010.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2011.
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Samuel Murphey Bason (1894-1986) —
also known as Sam M. Bason —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.
Born in Swepsonville, Alamance
County, N.C., December
3, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Bank of
Yanceyville; owner, Caswell Insurance
and Realty
Company; director, North Carolina Railroad;
member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1947-48, 1953-54, 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in January, 1986
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Bason and Flora Green (Murphey) Bason; married 1921 to Martha
E. Hatchett. |
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J. E. Bass (b. 1877) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Cunningham, Person
County, N.C., September
14, 1877.
Democrat. Insurance
business; president, Lewisburg Ice Cream
Company; secretary-treasurer, General Lewis Hotel,
Lewisburg; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1941-44; mayor
of Lewisburg, W.Va., 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of R. B. Bass and Martha (Sydnor) Bass; married to Huldah
Hambrick. |
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John Stewart Battle (1890-1972) —
also known as John S. Battle —
of Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., July 11,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1930-33; member of Virginia
state senate, 1934-49 (27th District 1934-35, 26th District
1936-49); Governor of
Virginia, 1950-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1952;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons.
Died April 9,
1972 (age 81 years, 273
days).
Interment at Monticello
Memorial Park, Charlottesville, Va.
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Fate James Beal (1909-1978) —
also known as Fate J. Beal —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., June 17,
1909.
Lawyer;
Republican candidate for North
Carolina state senate, 1946; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1950; county
judge in North Carolina, 1960-67; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1967-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died September
3, 1978 (age 69 years, 78
days).
Interment at Blue
Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, N.C.
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Marsden Bellamy (1878-1968) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., December
4, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
New Hanover County Democratic Party, 1910-12; member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Junior
Order; Redmen;
Elks.
Died, from arteriosclerotic
heart disease, in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., March
20, 1968 (age 89 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Thomas Walter Bickett (1869-1921) —
also known as Thomas W. Bickett —
of Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., February
28, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Franklin County,
1907-08; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1909-17; Governor of
North Carolina, 1917-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke,
and died the next day, in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
28, 1921 (age 52 years, 303
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Louisburg, N.C.
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Joseph Lee Blythe (1890-1949) —
also known as Joe L. Blythe —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Huntersville, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
8, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1939-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1947; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948
(speaker).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died January
23, 1949 (age 58 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Alonzo Bolick (b. 1872) —
also known as J. A. Bolick —
of Saluda, Polk
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., December, 1872.
Democrat. Mayor of Saluda, N.C., 1910-11; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Polk County, 1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Covington Bonner (1891-1965) —
also known as Herbert C. Bonner —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 16,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1940-65; died in
office 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
7, 1965 (age 74 years, 175
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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Thomas C. Bowie (b. 1876) —
of Jefferson, Ashe
County, N.C.; West Jefferson, Ashe
County, N.C.
Born in Louisiana, July 27,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Ashe County,
1909-10, 1913-16, 1921-22.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Bowie and Frances (Calloway) Bowie; married, May 8,
1906, to Jean Davis. |
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James Harvey Bridgers —
also known as James H. Bridgers —
of Henderson, Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Northampton
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Henderson, N.C., 1892-93; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Junius A. Bridgers and Carolina V. (Stephenson) Bridgers; married
1898 to
Miss Tucker Massenburg. |
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Henry Lee Bridges (1907-2002) —
also known as Henry L. Bridges —
of Guilford
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Franklin
County, N.C., June 10,
1907.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; North
Carolina state auditor, 1947-81; appointed 1947.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died April 6,
2002 (age 94 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Mitchell Brinson (1870-1922) —
also known as Samuel M. Brinson —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., March
20, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1919-22; died in
office 1922.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., April
13, 1922 (age 52 years, 24
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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James Jefferson Britt (1861-1939) —
also known as James J. Britt —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born near Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., March 4,
1861.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904
(alternate), 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909-11; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1915-17, 1919;
defeated, 1906; candidate for chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1926.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
26, 1939 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Willis James Brogden (1877-1935) —
also known as W. J. Brogden —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born near Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C., October
18, 1877.
School
teacher and principal; lawyer; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1911-15; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1926-35; died in office 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died October
29, 1935 (age 58 years, 11
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) —
also known as J. Melville Broughton —
of Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., November
17, 1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1927-29; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina; Governor of
North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice
President, 1944;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., March 6,
1949 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at Montlawn
Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
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Joseph Ebert Brown (1888-1973) —
also known as Joseph Egbert Brown —
of Ansted, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.; Quinwood, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., October
12, 1888.
Democrat. Minister;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1929-30.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va., April 4,
1973 (age 84 years, 174
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Brown and Janet (Henderson) Brown; married to Hester Bell
Barnes. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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James Edgar Broyhill (1892-1988) —
also known as J. E. Broyhill —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Boomer, Wilkes
County, N.C., May 5,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; furniture
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1948-64; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., July 1,
1988 (age 96 years, 57
days).
Interment at Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Boomer, N.C.
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James Thomas Broyhill (b. 1927) —
also known as James T. Broyhill; Jim
Broyhill —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., August
19, 1927.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1963-86 (9th District
1963-69, 10th District 1969-86); U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1986; defeated, 1986.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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Dennis G. Brummitt (1881-1935) —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., February
7, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Granville County Democratic Party, 1908-14; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1913-24; member of
North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1915-20; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1919;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1925-35; died in office 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., January
12, 1935 (age 53 years, 339
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Jefferson Brummitt and Caroline (Bradford) Brummitt;
married 1912 to Kate
Hays Fleming. |
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memorial |
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Henry Hunter Bryan (1786-1835) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Martin
County, N.C., February
23, 1786.
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1819-21.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Montgomery
County, Tenn., May 7,
1835 (age 49 years, 73
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Junior
Order; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
10, 1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
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Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) —
also known as Alfred L. Bulwinkle —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
21, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1921-29, 1931-50 (9th
District 1921-29, 1931-33, 10th District 1933-43, 11th District
1943-50); died in office 1950.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Lions.
Died in Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., August
31, 1950 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Gastonia, N.C.
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Edward Burleson (1798-1851) —
of Texas.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., December
15, 1798.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Mina, 1833; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Mina, 1835;
general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;
member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bastrop, Gonzales and Fayette,
1838-39; Vice
President of the Texas Republic, 1841-44; candidate for President
of the Texas Republic, 1844; member of Texas
state senate, 1846-51; died in office 1851.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of pneumonia,
in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., December
26, 1851 (age 53 years, 11
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Robert M. Burleson (b. 1871) —
of Elk Park, Avery
County, N.C.
Born in Plumtree, Avery
County, N.C., February
28, 1871.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer;
banker;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Avery County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. W. Burleson and Olive (English) Burleson; married to Ora
English. |
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John T. Burrus (b. 1877) —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., 1877.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1931-35.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Williamson Bynum (b. 1882) —
also known as Frederick W. Bynum —
of Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C., January
30, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Chatham County,
1913-16.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale
Jr.; "King of Pork" —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Grocer; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Lions;
Farm
Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Died in Fairfax,
Va., June 28,
2010 (age 92 years, 220
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Adams Cameron (1788-1838) —
also known as John A. Cameron —
of Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.; Florida.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, Va., 1788.
Newspaper
editor; member of North
Carolina house of commons from Fayetteville, 1810-12, 1820; major
in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Consul in Veracruz, 1831-32; U.S.
District Judge for Florida, 1832-38.
Member, Freemasons.
Perished
in the wreck
of the steamer Pulaski, off the coast of North Carolina,
in the North
Atlantic Ocean, June 14,
1838 (age about 49
years). His remains were probably
not recovered.
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Ralph Campbell Jr. (b. 1946) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
7, 1946.
Democrat. North
Carolina state auditor, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Omega
Psi Phi; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Madison Candler (1846-1915) —
also known as James M. Candler —
of Webster, Jackson
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., August
3, 1846.
Republican. Physician;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Jackson County,
1883-84, 1887-88, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Dillsboro, Jackson
County, N.C., April 5,
1915 (age 68 years, 245
days).
Interment at Parris Cemetery, Dillsboro, N.C.
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Frank Ertel Carlyle (1897-1960) —
also known as F. Ertel Carlyle —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., April 7,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
solicitor, 9th District, 1939-48; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1949-57.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., October
2, 1960 (age 63 years, 178
days).
Interment at Meadowbrook
Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
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Frederick Louis Carr (1873-1939) —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in Pitt
County, N.C., August
7, 1873.
Democrat. Farmer; bank
director; director, Wilson Cotton
Mills; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 1904.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died, from lobar
pneumonia, in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., November
28, 1939 (age 66 years, 113
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Wilson, N.C.
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Ray G. Carson —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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Thomas Franklin Cherry (b. 1866) —
also known as T. F. Cherry —
of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Edgecombe
County, N.C., January
8, 1866.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1913-16.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Jerome Bayard Clark (1882-1959) —
also known as J. Bayard Clark —
of Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C.; Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Born near Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C., April 5,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Bank of
Elizabethtown, 1910-22; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Bladen County,
1915-16; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1929-49 (6th District
1929-33, 7th District 1933-49).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
26, 1959 (age 77 years, 143
days).
Interment at Cross
Creek Cemetery No. 3, Fayetteville, N.C.
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John Monroe Clayton (b. 1851) —
of Engelhard, Hyde
County, N.C.
Born in Engelhard, Hyde
County, N.C., October
18, 1851.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Hyde County, 1913-16.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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William Bryant Cooper (1867-1959) —
also known as William B. Cooper —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Cool Spring, Horry
County, S.C., January
22, 1867.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1915-16; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1921-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cool Spring, Horry
County, S.C., November
9, 1959 (age 92 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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James William Copeland (b. 1914) —
also known as J. William Copeland —
of Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C.; Murfreesboro, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C., June 16,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
mayor of Woodland, N.C., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1951-54, 1957-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of L. C. Copeland and Nora L. (Benthall) Copeland; married 1941 to Nancy
Hall Sawyer. |
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Arthur Benjamin Corey (b. 1891) —
also known as Arthur B. Corey —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Winterville, Pitt
County, N.C., December
10, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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John Lee Cornwell (b. 1872) —
also known as John L. Cornwell —
of Spring Hope, Nash
County, N.C.
Born near Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., September
4, 1872.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Nash County, 1911-14.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Lyman Cox (b. 1883) —
also known as Albert L. Cox —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
1, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1909; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916-17; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; candidate for Presidential Elector for North
Carolina; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Willowdale
Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
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William Ruffin Cox (1831-1919) —
also known as William R. Cox —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Penelo, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., March
11, 1831.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; planter;
president, Chatham Coal Field Railroad;
district judge in North Carolina 4th District, 1874-75; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1881-87.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Richmond,
Va., December
26, 1919 (age 88 years, 290
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Locke Craig (1860-1924) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Bertie
County, N.C., August
16, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1900; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1916;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1913-17.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died June 9,
1924 (age 63 years, 298
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Wilbur Hoke Currie (b. 1896) —
also known as Wilbur H. Currie —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Carthage, Moore
County, N.C., October
6, 1896.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1956,
1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Moore County,
1945-46.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lauchlin Currie and Mary Belle (McIver)
Currie. |
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