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Frederick Rulfs Keith (b. 1900) —
also known as Fred R. Keith —
of St. Pauls, Robeson
County, N.C.; Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., December
25, 1900.
Republican. Realtor;
farmer;
hardware
store owner; banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1960,
1964;
chair
of Robeson County Republican Party, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Keith and Lillie (Rulfs) Keith; married, November
24, 1927, to Grace Butler. |
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John M. Kennette (1869-1946) —
of Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., January
25, 1869.
Democrat. Cotton mill
superintendent; postmaster at Mooresville,
N.C., 1934-46 (acting, 1934-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died, in Lowrance Hospital,
Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C., June 23,
1946 (age 77 years, 149
days).
Interment at Willow Valley Cemetery, Mooresville, N.C.
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John Worth Kern (1849-1917) —
also known as John W. Kern —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Alto, Howard
County, Ind., December
20, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1870; Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1885-89; member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-97; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1900, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1904,
1908,
1912
(chair, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1908; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1911-17; defeated, 1916.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died of tuberculosis
and uremic
poisoning, in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., August
17, 1917 (age 67 years, 240
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Botetourt County, Va.; reinterment
in 1929 at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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John Hosea Kerr (1873-1958) —
also known as John H. Kerr —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C., December
31, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Warrenton, N.C., 1897-98; superior court judge in North
Carolina 3rd District, 1916-21; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1923-53;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., June 21,
1958 (age 84 years, 172
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Capt. John H. Kerr and Eliza Katherine (Yancey) Kerr; married to
Ella Foote; grandnephew of John
Kerr. |
| | | Political family: Kerr-Settle
family of North Carolina. |
| | | The John H. Kerr dam,
in Mecklenburg
County, Virginia, is named for
him. — Kerr Lake,
an impoundment on the Roanoke River, in Mecklenburg,
Charlotte,
and Halifax
counties, Virginia, and Vance,
Granville,
and Warren
counties, North Carolina, is named for
him. |
| | | Epitaph: "He Loved God And His Fellow
Man." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John C. Kesler (b. 1899) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Rowan
County, N.C., May 23,
1899.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in North Carolina, 1939-40; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1945-48, 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of G. C. Kesler and Fannie (Iddings) Kesler. |
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William Rufus de Vane King (1786-1853) —
also known as William R. King —
of Cahaba, Dallas
County, Ala.; Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Sampson
County, N.C., April 7,
1786.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1807; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1811-16 (5th District
1811-13, at-large 1813-15, 5th District 1815-16); U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1819-44, 1848-52; U.S. Minister to France, 1844-46; Vice
President of the United States, 1853; died in office 1853.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Took oath of office as Vice President in Havana, Cuba, where he had
gone for his health; died the next month, at his plantation near
Cahaba, Dallas
County, Ala., April
18, 1853 (age 67 years, 11
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Dallas County, Ala.; reinterment at
Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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Oscar Arthur Kirkman (b. 1900) —
also known as O. Arthur Kirkman —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April
16, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
executive vice-president and general manager, Thomasville & Denton Railroad
Company; director, American Short Line Railroad
Association; president, Atlantic Savings and
Loan Association (High Point, N.C.); mayor
of High Point, N.C., 1939-43; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1953-59; president, American
Cancer Society, 1953-54.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum; American
Legion; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Arthur Kirkman, Sr. and Lulu Blanche (Hammer) Kirkman;
married 1933 to
Katharine Morgan. |
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Alvin Paul Kitchin (1908-1983) —
also known as A. Paul Kitchin —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., September
13, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1957-63.
Southern
Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C., October
22, 1983 (age 75 years, 39
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.
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William Hodges Kitchin (1837-1901) —
of Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Lauderdale
County, Ala., December
22, 1837.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1879-81.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., February
2, 1901 (age 63 years, 42
days).
Interment at Baptist
Cemetery, Scotland Neck, N.C.
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Elijah M. Koonce (b. 1857) —
of Jacksonville, Onslow
County, N.C.
Born in Onslow
County, N.C., October
9, 1857.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Onslow County,
1905-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1908.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Horace Robinson Kornegay (1924-2009) —
also known as Horace R. Kornegay —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., March
12, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1961-69;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Sigma Phi.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
21, 2009 (age 84 years, 315
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Ray Lackey, Sr. (1925-2008) —
also known as W. Ray Lackey —
of Stony Point, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Alexander
County, N.C., December
20, 1925.
Democrat. Alexander
County Register of Deeds; administrator, Alexander County
Hospital; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955; member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Moose.
Died in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., February
23, 2008 (age 82 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Statesville, N.C.
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Benjamin Rice Lacy (1854-1929) —
also known as Benjamin R. Lacy —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., June 19,
1854.
Democrat. Locomotive
engineer; North
Carolina state treasurer, 1901-29; died in office 1929.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Died February
21, 1929 (age 74 years, 247
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Drury Lacy and Mary Richie (Rice) Lacy; married, June 27,
1882, to Mary Burwell. |
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John Walter Lambeth, Sr. (1868-1934) —
of Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C.
Born in Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C., May 25,
1868.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; mayor
of Thomasville, N.C., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in 1934
(age about
66 years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Thomasville, N.C.
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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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Joseph Lane (1801-1881) —
of Winchester, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in a log
cabin near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
14, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1822-23, 1830-33, 1838-39; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1839-40, 1844-46; general in the U.S. Army during
the Mexican War; Governor
of Oregon Territory, 1849-50, 1853; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1851-59; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1852;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1859-61; Southern Democratic candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1860; candidate for Oregon
state senate, 1880.
Baptist;
later Catholic.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore., April
19, 1881 (age 79 years, 126
days).
Original interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; reinterment at Memorial
Garden Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; cenotaph at Lone
Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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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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Permillas Arten Lee (1880-1955) —
also known as P. A. Lee —
of Dunn, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Johnston
County, N.C., June 15,
1880.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Dunn, Harnett
County, N.C., March
21, 1955 (age 74 years, 279
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Dunn, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Jesse Lee and Henrietta (Tart) Lee; married 1909 to
Hautence Thornton. |
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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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Isaac Thomas Lenoir (1807-1875) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., May 16,
1807.
Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1843-45; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1845-47.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sweetwater Valley, Roane
County, Tenn., December
4, 1875 (age 68 years, 202
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Mark Majette (b. 1865) —
of Columbia, Tyrrell
County, N.C.
Born in Como, Hertford
County, N.C., September
19, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Columbia, N.C., 1888-1900, 1905-07; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Tyrrell County,
1909-14; member of North
Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1915-16.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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James Grubbs Martin (b. 1935) —
also known as James G. Martin —
of Davidson, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., December
11, 1935.
Republican. College
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1973-85; Governor of
North Carolina, 1985-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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Pinckney H. Mashburn —
of Old Fort, McDowell
County, N.C.
Born in Old Fort, McDowell
County, N.C.
Republican. McDowell
County Sheriff, 1903-11; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from McDowell County,
1913-14.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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George Bascom Mason (b. 1891) —
also known as George B. Mason —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Dallas, Gaston
County, N.C., March
28, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 26th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Oscar F. Mason (b. 1865) —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Dallas, Gaston
County, N.C., July 8,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1899-1900, 1905-08, 1913-14 (32nd District
1899-1900, 1905-08, 31st District 1913-14); member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gaston County,
1901-02.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lawson A. Mason and Catherine (Lineberger) Mason; married, June 24,
1890, to Fannie Durham. |
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James McCallum (1806-1889) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., October
3, 1806.
Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1861-63; Representative
from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., September
16, 1889 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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John McLane (1852-1911) —
of Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Scotland,
February
27, 1852.
Republican. Founder of company which made post office furniture
and equipment; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1891-94 (16th District 1891-92, 15th
District 1893-94); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1900;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1905-07.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pinehurst, Moore
County, N.C., April
13, 1911 (age 59 years, 45
days).
Interment at West
Street Cemetery, Milford, N.H.
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Benjamin Franklin McMillan (b. 1853) —
also known as B. F. McMillan —
of Red Springs, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Red Springs, Robeson
County, N.C., November
8, 1853.
Democrat. Physician;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Robeson County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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James Small McNider (1880-1957) —
also known as James S. McNider —
of Hertford, Perquimans
County, N.C.
Born in Durants Neck, Perquimans
County, N.C., January
25, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Perquimans County,
1913-15; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1915-16.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
3, 1957 (age 77 years, 9
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Hertford, N.C.
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A. R. McPhail (b. 1883) —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born near Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., March 2,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Richmond County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Grady Mercer (b. 1906) —
of Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C., January
18, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
county judge in North Carolina, 1940; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Woodmen;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Albert Mercer and Frances (Grady) Mercer; married 1934 to Mary
Harriett Scarborough. |
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Robert Burton Miller (b. 1852) —
also known as R. B. Miller —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., January
29, 1852.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Cleveland County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest T. Mills (b. 1877) —
of near Apex, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Wake
County, N.C., November
15, 1877.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wake County, 1913-14.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Du Brutz Cutlar Moore (b. 1895) —
also known as Cutlar Moore —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Burgaw, Pender
County, N.C., August
6, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1934-36; member of North
Carolina state senate 11th District, 1953-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bailey Moore and Serena Lee (Corbett) Moore; married 1922 to Ruth
Robeson Norment. |
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Robert Burren Morgan (1925-2016) —
also known as Robert Morgan —
of Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C., October
5, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1955-67; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1969-74; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1975-81; defeated, 1980.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died July 16,
2016 (age 90 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Foster Morgan (b. 1922) —
also known as Robert F. Morgan —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Anderson
County, S.C., June 24,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1953-59.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of O. Z. Morgan and Minnietta (Foster) Morgan; married 1953 to Ruth
Norment Moore. |
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Harriss Newman (1897-1954) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., October
2, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-33; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1935; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., February
22, 1954 (age 56 years, 143
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Newman and Rolinda (Jacobs) Newman; married to Rosalie
Jacobi. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Kemp Battle Nixon (b. 1883) —
also known as Kemp B. Nixon —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., August
12, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1931, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Nixon and Iola Jane (Robinson) Nixon. |
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William Beck Ochiltree (1811-1867) —
of Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., October
18, 1811.
Judge of Texas Republic, 1842; Texas
Republic Secretary of the Treasury, 1844-45; Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1845-46; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1855; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1859, 1866; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jefferson, Marion
County, Tex., December
27, 1867 (age 56 years, 70
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Jefferson, Tex.
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Tom P. Pace (1891-1976) —
of Purcell, McClain
County, Okla.
Born in Chatham
County, N.C., October
11, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Oklahoma 14th District, 1929.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) —
also known as John J. Parker —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., November
20, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1924; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1925-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
17, 1958 (age 72 years, 117
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Doctor Claiborne Parrish (1807-1883) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., May 28,
1807.
Whig. Farmer; merchant;
postmaster;
mayor
of Durham, N.C., 1877-80, 1881-82, 1883; died in office 1883.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1883
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Abner Clinton Payne (b. 1871) —
also known as Abner C. Payne —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Caldwell
County, N.C., August
7, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Taylorsville, N.C. 1901-05, 1909; secretary and treasurer,
Taylorsville Cotton Mill
Company, 1907-09; member of North
Carolina state senate 33rd District, 1913-14.
Member, Freemasons; Junior
Order; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Waller L. Payne and Mary Elizabeth (Downs) Payne; married 1898 to Grace
Sloan. |
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Samuel Jarvis Payne (b. 1857) —
also known as S. J. Payne —
of Point Harbor, Currituck
County, N.C.
Born in Dare
County, N.C., 1857.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Currituck County,
1913-14.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Murphy Pearsall (c.1859-1923) —
of Jones
County, N.C.; New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Taylor's Bridge, Sampson
County, N.C., about 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1880; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1896.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., February
20, 1923 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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George Langdon Peterson (b. 1877) —
also known as George L. Peterson —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born March 7,
1877.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of North
Carolina state senate 14th District, 1913-14.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Franklin Peterson and Mary Elizabeth (Purvis) Peterson; married
to Nettie Chesnutt. |
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Hugh Peterson Jr. (1898-1961) —
of Ailey, Montgomery
County, Ga.
Born near Ailey, Montgomery
County, Ga., August
21, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1923-31;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1935-47.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., October
3, 1961 (age 63 years, 43
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, Ga.
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George C. Pickard (1855-1924) —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Alamance
County, N.C., October
7, 1855.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Orange County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died August
14, 1924 (age 68 years, 312
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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James Knox Polk (1795-1849) —
also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory";
"Napoleon of the Stump" —
of Tennessee.
Born in Pineville, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
2, 1795.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th
District 1833-39); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of
Tennessee, 1839-41; President
of the United States, 1845-49.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died, of cholera,
in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 15,
1849 (age 53 years, 225
days).
Original interment at Polk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.;
reinterment in 1893 at Tennessee
State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.; cenotaph at Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk; brother of William
Hawkins Polk; married, January
1, 1824, to Sarah
Childress (daughter of Joel
Childress); nephew of Mary Ophelia Polk (who married Thomas
Jones Hardeman); uncle of Marshall
Tate Polk and Tasker
Polk; first cousin once removed of Edwin
Fitzhugh Polk; second cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk
(who married George
Davis) and Richard
Tyler Polk; second cousin twice removed of Rufus
King Polk and Frank
Lyon Polk; second cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth
Polk Guest; second cousin four times removed of Raymond
R. Guest; third cousin once removed of Charles
Polk and Augustus
Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin of Trusten
Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Albert
Fawcett Polk. |
| | | Political families: Ashe-Polk
family of North Carolina; Polk
family; Manly-Haywood-Polk
family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Aaron
V. Brown — John
Charles Frémont |
| | | Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | The city
of Polk
City, Florida, is named for
him. — The city
of Polk
City, Iowa, is named for
him. — The borough
of Polk,
Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — James K. Polk Elementary
School, in Alexandria,
Virginia, is named for
him. — James K. Polk Elementary
School, in Fresno,
California, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS James K. Polk (built 1942 at Wilmington,
North Carolina; torpedoed in the North
Atlantic Ocean, 1943; towed away and scrapped) was named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
Knox Polk Hall
— James
P. Latta
— James
K. P. Fenner
— J.
K. P. Marshall
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail — Tennessee
Encyclopedia |
| | | Books about James K. Polk: Sam W.
Haynes, James
K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H.
Bergeron, The
Presidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard, James
K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — Eugene
Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War
1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career
1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History — John Seigenthaler, James
K. Polk: 1845 - 1849 |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Edward William Pou (1863-1934) —
also known as Edward W. Pou —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., September
9, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1901-34; died in
office 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1934 (age 70 years, 204
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Smithfield, N.C.
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Walter Hogue Powell (b. 1887) —
also known as Walter H. Powell —
of Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C.
Born in Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C., September
9, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1919; member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1931, 1935.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Henry Powell and Nott (McKinnon) Powell; married 1915 to Toccoa
Caine. |
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